Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy is 17.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy peaked at 17.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 82nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 25.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Italy was 17.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Italy ranks 82nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.