This statistic depicts the main reasons to go to university among upper secondary school graduates in Italy in 2019. About 67 percent of respondents declared that they were willing to go to university because the job they were interested in required a university degree.
Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2019
Share of respondents
The job I am interested in requires a university degree
66.9%
Finding a well-paid job
56.2%
Cultural interests
54%
Parents' wish
26.7%
Social prestige of having a degree
25.6%
Difficulty in finding a job as a high school graduate
Students who graduated from upper secondary school
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*Upper secondary school graduates willing to study at the university (72.8 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.
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Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea. (October 22, 2019). Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/981257/upper-secondary-school-graduates-reasons-to-go-to-university-italy/
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea. "Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2019." Chart. October 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981257/upper-secondary-school-graduates-reasons-to-go-to-university-italy/
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea. (2019). Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981257/upper-secondary-school-graduates-reasons-to-go-to-university-italy/
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea. "Main Reasons to Go to The University among High School Graduates in Italy in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981257/upper-secondary-school-graduates-reasons-to-go-to-university-italy/
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea, Main reasons to go to the university among high school graduates in Italy in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981257/upper-secondary-school-graduates-reasons-to-go-to-university-italy/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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