Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy

Italy: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3517 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3517
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
36th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.4355
in 2007
All-time low
0.3407
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.4362008: 0.3992009: 0.352010: 0.3562011: 0.372012: 0.3652013: 0.3572014: 0.3412015: 0.3542016: 0.3562017: 0.3632018: 0.352

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.3517 for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy peaked at 0.4355 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3407, in 2014.

Italy ranks 36th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.4355
2008 0.3986 -8.5%
2009 0.3498 -12.2%
2010 0.3565 +1.9%
2011 0.3701 +3.8%
2012 0.3647 -1.5%
2013 0.3567 -2.2%
2014 0.3407 -4.5%
2015 0.3544 +4.0%
2016 0.3563 +0.5%
2017 0.3629 +1.8%
2018 0.3517 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3946 0.3498 0.4355 3
2010s 0.3571 0.3407 0.3701 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 33 Poland 0.3621 compare
  2. 34 Panama 0.3525 compare
  3. 35 France 0.3518 compare
  4. 37 Spain 0.3509 compare
  5. 38 Armenia 0.347 compare
  6. 39 Czechia 0.3408 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Italy was 0.3517 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.4355 in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3407 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Italy ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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