Higher education in Italy

Statistics report about tertiary education in Italy

Higher education in Italy

This report presents statistics and facts about higher education in Italy. The first chapter provides an overview of the level of tertiary education of Italians compared to other European countries. It then takes an in-depth look at the Italian university system, providing the latest data on enrollments, graduation and tuition fees. In addition, a chapter compares universities based on the most reliable international and national rankings. After a focus on academic staff and international students, a section describes the problem of public investment in tertiary education. Finally, the report concludes with students' views on their studies and future challenges for recent graduates.

The report Primary and secondary education in Italy gives a broader overview of the whole education system of the country.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Europe 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of population aged 15-64 that are university graduates in Europe 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of population aged 30-34 that are university graduates in Europe 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of population that are university graduates in the EU 2002-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Italy 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of population that are university graduates in Italy 2000-2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of people with a university degree in Italy 2022, by age-group

Studying and graduating in Italy

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  • Basic Statistic Number of students at leading Italian universities 2022/2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of university students in Italy 2022-2023, by discipline and gender
  • Premium Statistic Enrolled and graduated students at Italian universities 2022-2023, by course
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of university students in Italy 2023, by course

Online universities

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  • Premium Statistic Online universities in Italy 2022/2023, by enrollment
  • Premium Statistic Students enrolled at online Italian universities 2018-2023, by degree
  • Premium Statistic Bachelor's students graduated from Italian online universities 2013-2023

Higher education costs

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  • Basic Statistic Tuition in Italian public universities 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic Tuition in Italian private universities 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic Monthly inflation of education in Italy 2020-2024

International and national university rankings

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  • Basic Statistic Best European Universities by Times Higher Education 2024
  • Basic Statistic Best Italian universities by Times Higher Education 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading big public universities in Italy 2023. by score ranking

Academic personnel

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  • Basic Statistic University teaching staff in Italy 2022, by rank and gender
  • Basic Statistic Professors' net salary in the UK, Germany, France, and Italy 2020, by rank
  • Basic Statistic PhD students in Italian universities 2000-2024

Internationalization

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  • Basic Statistic Foreign students studying in Italian universities 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Foreign students studying in Italian universities 2023-2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Number of Italian students participating in Erasmus 2014-2024

Public funding

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  • Basic Statistic Government spending on education in Italy 1995-2022
  • Basic Statistic Public spending on university education in Italy compared to the EU 2001-2022
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure on tertiary education as a share of GDP in Italy compared to the EU 2022
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure on education as a share of total spending in Italy 2022, by level
  • Basic Statistic Education expenditure per pupil in Italy compared to the EU 2021, by education level

Students' views and career advancement

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons to go to university among high school graduates in Italy 2024
  • Basic Statistic Italian students' opinion about their degree program
  • Basic Statistic Effectiveness of degree at the workplace in Italy 2023
  • Basic Statistic Monthly salary of Italian graduates one, three, and five years after graduation 2023
  • Basic Statistic Average net wage of master's graduates in Italy 2023, by discipline

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