Italy vs United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent
Italy
0.6112 LPIA
in 2023
United States of America
0.6067 LPIA
in 2023
Italy rank
14th
United States of America rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6112 LPIA against 0.6067 LPIA in United States of America, a difference of 0.0045 LPIA.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th of 83 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6168 LPIA | 0.5894 LPIA | 0.0273 LPIA | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6211 LPIA | 0.5918 LPIA | 0.0293 LPIA | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent, Italy or United States of America?
- Italy, at 0.6112 LPIA against 0.6067 LPIA in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.0045 LPIA, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 15th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release