Tertiary education participation in Italy
Italy: Tertiary education participation was 1,926 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
1,926
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,034
in 2007
All-time low
1,770
in 2000
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Italy, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education participation in Italy is 1,926, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Italy peaked at 2,034 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,770, in 2000.
That places Italy 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,833 | 1,797 | 1,869 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,944 | 1,770 | 2,034 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,958 | 1,926 | 1,980 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Italy?
- Tertiary education participation in Italy was 1,926 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,034 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,770 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for tertiary education participation?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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