(ANSA) - Brussels, April 11 - Italy has the lowest average
of university students who graduated in the European Union, with
just 22.4% of those who began a degree program finishing it in
2013, a Eurostat survey said Friday.
Italy was also fifth from last for the number of
high-school dropouts, 17% against a European Union average of
11.9%.
The figure on university graduates aged 30 to 34 was a
slight improvement over the previous three years but continues
to be the worst in the EU where the overall average for
graduating from university is 37%.
Italy ranked behind Romania (22.8%), Croatia (25.9%) and
Malta (26%).
Countries with the highest number of graduates were Ireland
(52.6%), Luxembourg (52.5%) and Lithuania (51.3%)
Italy ranks lowest in Europe for university graduates
Also at the bottom for high school dropouts