Tertiary education in Sicilia

In Sicilia, 16.9% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Sicilia, 2025 16.9% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.9percentage points 2024: 17.8%
Italy, 2025 22.3% Country total
Position in 2025 282nd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Sicilia over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period SiciliaItaly
2025 16.9% 22.3%
2024 17.8% 22.3%
2023 16.8% 21.6%
2022 15.2% 20.3%
2021 14.8%b (break in time series) 20.0%b (break in time series)
2020 14.6% 20.0%
2019 14.2% 19.7%
2018 14.0%b (break in time series) 19.4%b (break in time series)
2017 13.6% 18.7%
2016 13.1% 17.7%
2015 13.2% 17.6%
2014 13.3%b (break in time series) 16.9%b (break in time series)
2013 13.4% 16.4%
2012 13.0% 15.8%
2011 12.1% 15.0%
2010 12.4% 14.8%
2009 12.5% 14.5%
2008 11.9% 14.3%
2007 11.5% 13.5%
2006 10.9% 12.9%
2005 10.3% 12.3%
2004 9.8%b (break in time series) 11.6%b (break in time series)
2003 9.5% 10.7%
2002 9.2% 10.2%
2001 9.0% 9.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 17.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Sicilia has the 282nd highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 22.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Sicilia
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat