Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Italy

Tertiary education enrollment in Italy in 2023 — 75.9%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 128. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 22.5 pp.

2023 75.9% +2.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 37of 128
Period maximum 75.9%2023
Period minimum 53.5%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Italy, 2001–202350607080200120042007201020132016201920222001: 53.5%2002: 56.3%2003: 60%2004: 63.3%2005: 65.3%2006: 67.3%2007: 68.9%2008: 67.6%2009: 67%2010: 65.4%2011: 64.2%2012: 62.3%2013: 60.9%2014: 60.9%2015: 60.9%2016: 61.4%2017: 62.7%2018: 64.5%2019: 65.7%2020: 68.7%2021: 71.3%2022: 73.9%2023: 75.9%
Change over the period: +22.5 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 75.9%
World 43.2%
Southern Europe computed 86.9%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 75.9 +2.1 pp
2022 73.9 +2.6 pp
2021 71.3 +2.6 pp
2020 68.7 +3 pp
2019 65.7 +1.2 pp
2018 64.5 +1.8 pp
2017 62.7 +1.3 pp
2016 61.4 +0.4 pp
2015 60.9 +0.1 pp
2014 60.9 −0 pp
2013 60.9 −1.5 pp
2012 62.3 −1.9 pp
2011 64.2 −1.1 pp
2010 65.4 −1.6 pp
2009 67 −0.6 pp
2008 67.6 −1.3 pp
2007 68.9 +1.6 pp
2006 67.3 +2 pp
2005 65.3 +2 pp
2004 63.3 +3.3 pp
2003 60 +3.7 pp
2002 56.3 +2.9 pp
2001 53.5

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.