The gap with the EU in education levels is growing

Istat: in Italy only 20.1% of the population (aged 25-64) has a degree compared to 32.8% in the EU In Italy only 20.1% of the population (aged 25-64) has a degree versus 32.8% in the EU. The shares of graduates are higher in the North (21.3%) and in the Center (24.2%) than in the South (16.2%) but still far from European values. Wide distance from other European countries also in the share of the population with at least a diploma (62.9% against 79.0% in the EU27). These are some of the data that emerge from the Istat report on the levels of education and participation in training in 2020.