Italy vs United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Italy
0.4789 LPIA
in 2023
United States of America
0.5335 LPIA
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
United States of America rank
7th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.5335 LPIA against 0.4789 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0546 LPIA.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 40 countries.
United States of America 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 | 0.4084 LPIA | 0.5489 LPIA | 0.1405 LPIA | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.4299 LPIA | 0.5553 LPIA | 0.1254 LPIA | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Italy or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.5335 LPIA against 0.4789 LPIA in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.0546 LPIA, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release