PhD students in Italian universities 2000-2024

Published by
Lorenzo Macchi,
May 21, 2025

The number of PhD students enrolled at Italian universities steadily grew from 2000 to 2007, reaching 40,000 enrollments. However, it declined starting from the academic year 2007/2008. This drop was only interrupted in 2017, when enrollments increased, surpassing the figure recorded in 2007. In the academic year 2023/2024, 47,000 PhD students were studying or researching in Italy.

Number of PhD students enrolled at Italian universities from 2000 to 2024

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January 2025

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Italy

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

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