Self-perceived Health by Sex, Age and Educational Attainment Level in Italy

Key Insights from 2022-2024 Data:

• Education-Health Gradient: Clear positive correlation between education level and health perception. Tertiary educated individuals consistently report the highest levels of good health (86.2% in 2024 vs 83.1% for primary educated).
• Gender Gap Narrows: The gender difference in health perception has decreased over time, particularly among higher education groups. In 2024, tertiary educated males (86.3%) and females (86.2%) show nearly identical health perceptions.
• Improving Trends: All education groups show improvement from 2022 to 2024, with the largest gains among primary educated individuals (+2.7 percentage points).
• Persistent Vulnerabilities: Primary educated females continue to show the lowest health perception rates, though improving from 80.1% in 2022 to 82.1% in 2024.

Legend: This chart shows the percentage of people reporting “Good” or “Very Good” health across different education levels and genders in Italy from 2022 to 2024. Education levels: ED0-2 (Primary/Lower secondary), ED3_4 (Upper secondary/Post-secondary), ED5-8 (Tertiary). The combined “VG_G” category represents those reporting either “Very Good” or “Good” health.