Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.5% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Italy 41st out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Italy?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Italy was 0.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.