Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Italy
Gross tertiary enrolment in Italy was 75.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Italy, 2023
75.9%
Change from 2022
+2.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
37th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Italy over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 73.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 60.9%, the figure has changed by +15.1 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
31.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
103.6%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
10.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT