Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy

Italy: Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship was 77,732 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
77,732 Number
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
77,732 Number
in 2012
All-time low
65,873 Number
in 2009
Years of data
5
2008–2012

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy, 2008–2012

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2008201020122008: 68.3k Number2009: 65.9k Number2010: 69.9k Number2011: 73.6k Number2012: 77.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy is 77,732 Number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over five years.

Italy ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012) in Italy, 2008 to 2012.
Year Number Change
2008 68,306 Number
2009 65,873 Number -3.6%
2010 69,905 Number +6.1%
2011 73,584 Number +5.3%
2012 77,732 Number +5.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 77,732 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,052 Number, 3.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 77,732 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 25,929 Number, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67,090 Number 65,873 Number 68,306 Number 2
2010s 73,740 Number 69,905 Number 77,732 Number 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Netherlands 168,520 Number compare
  2. 5 Netherlands 168,520 Number compare
  3. 7 Spain 97,825 Number compare
  4. 9 Austria 76,680 Number compare
  5. 10 Switzerland 64,172 Number compare
  6. 11 Belgium 55,954 Number compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More education data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy?
Tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy was 77,732 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 77,732 Number in 2012.
What is the lowest tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 65,873 Number in 2009.
How does Italy rank for tertiary students (isced 5-6) by country of citizenship?
Italy ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2012.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/tertiary-students-isced-5-6-by-country-of-citizenship-1998-2012/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/tertiary-students-isced-5-6-by-country-of-citizenship-1998-2012/italy/">Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by country of citizenship (1998-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 219 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed