Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 2.00% to 15.3% in Italy in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Italy reached an all time high of 15.3% in 2016 and an all time low of 9.40% in 2004. When compared to Italy's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Austria amounted to 29.0%, 30.9% in France, 26.9% in Slovenia and 37.4% in Switzerland in 2016.
Italy has been ranked 31st within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.3% | 31.4% | 32.7% | ||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 19.0% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 28.8% | 29.7% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.3% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 24.0% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.3% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 20.6% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 14.5% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.4% | 21.6% | 23.0% | 24.4% | 25.0% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.2% | 28.1% | 28.7% | 29.6% | 30.3% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.2% | 30.2% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 34.7% |
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