Australia vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.5138 LPIA
in 2024
Italy
0.4891 LPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
9th
Italy rank
10th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5138 LPIA against 0.4891 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0247 LPIA.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Italy ranks 10th of 35 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4985 LPIA | 0.4325 LPIA | 0.066 LPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.408 LPIA | 0.4616 LPIA | 0.0536 LPIA | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 0.5138 LPIA against 0.4891 LPIA in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0247 LPIA, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 9th and Italy ranks 10th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, 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