Italy: reasons to go to university 2022

In a survey conducted in 2022, 64 percent of Italian high school graduates stated that they were willing to go to university because the job they were interested in required a university degree. Other common reasons to choose to attend university were cultural interests, higher salary as well as the advantage given by a university degree in the job market.

Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The job I am interested in requires a university degree	64.1%
Cultural interests	53.5%
Finding a well-paid job	48.3%
It is easier to find a job with a higher education	46.8%
Social prestige of having a degree	19.8%
Social and leisure aspects of student's life	19.8%
Parents' wish	12.2%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

27,376*

Special properties

High school graduates from 2021

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Upper secondary school graduates willing to study at the university (73.0 percent of respondents).
Data were acquired in two ways: 1. students took part to a survey answering a questionnaire, 2. school documents were consulted in order to gain information about gender, age, grades, citizenship, school credit, and type of diploma.
*about 50 percent answered.

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