Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy

Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.3%
Change on year
up 25.9%
World rank
91st
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
18
1998–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2018

0.511.522.531998200820181998: 1 %1999: 0.896 %2000: 0.804 %2001: 0.697 %2002: 1 %2003: 1.2 %2004: 1.1 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.1 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.985 %2014: 0.918 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 1 %2018: 1.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.

The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 3.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

Italy ranks 91st of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%) in Italy, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 1.0%
1999 0.9% -13.4%
2000 0.8% -10.3%
2001 0.7% -13.3%
2002 1.0% +50.1%
2003 1.2% +11.0%
2004 1.1% -2.5%
2005 1.1% -6.7%
2006 1.2% +13.8%
2007 1.2% -0.5%
2008 1.1% -7.2%
2011 1.1% -0.4%
2012 1.1% -3.2%
2013 1.0% -7.8%
2014 0.9% -6.8%
2015 3.1% +238.4%
2016 1.0% -67.4%
2018 1.3% +25.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% 9
2010s 1.4% 0.9% 3.1% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 88 Portugal 1.9% compare
  2. 89 Turkey 1.7% compare
  3. 90 Mozambique 1.3% compare
  4. 92 Eritrea 0.3% compare
  5. 93 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
  6. 94 Eswatini 0.0%
  7. 94 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
  8. 94 Monaco 0.0%
  9. 94 Samoa 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy was 1.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Italy ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.