Share of overweight or obese adults in Italy 2021-2022, by education level
Between 2021 and 2022, about 32.6 percent of Italian adults were overweight, while around 10.4 percent of them were obese. This statistic highlights differences in these figures in terms of educational level of overweight and obese individuals. According to the data, there was a clear relation between weight class and level of education. On the one hand, overweightness and obesity appeared to be more widespread among individuals with a low education level. On the other, individuals with a university degree were less likely to suffer from these conditions.