This statistic depicts the level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017. According to data, the largest group of founders (37.6 percent) held a master degree or an equivalent certification, followed by entrepreneurs with a doctoral title or similar who accounted for 21.2 percent of the total. By contrast, only 7.9 percent attended a university or a college but did not achieve a degree, while no founder at all had an education level lower than a high school diploma.
Level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017
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European Commission. (November 1, 2018). Level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018662/level-of-education-of-start-up-founders-in-italy/
European Commission. "Level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017." Chart. November 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018662/level-of-education-of-start-up-founders-in-italy/
European Commission. (2018). Level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018662/level-of-education-of-start-up-founders-in-italy/
European Commission. "Level of Education of Start-up Founders in Italy in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018662/level-of-education-of-start-up-founders-in-italy/
European Commission, Level of education of start-up founders in Italy in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018662/level-of-education-of-start-up-founders-in-italy/ (last visited April 09, 2020)
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