Italy vs United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent

Italy
0.4891 LPIA
in 2022
United States of America
0.5566 LPIA
in 2024
Italy rank
10th
United States of America rank
8th

Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time

  • Italy
  • United States of America
00.20.40.6200520142024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.5566 LPIA against 0.4891 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0675 LPIA.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States of America ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 35 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 0.4325 LPIA 0.5185 LPIA 0.086 LPIA United States of America
2020s 0.4616 LPIA 0.5246 LPIA 0.063 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 0.5566 LPIA against 0.4891 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?
0.0675 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 8th 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

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
35 places, 286 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release