Belgium vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher

Belgium
0.9936 GPIA
in 2023
Italy
0.9878 GPIA
in 2023
Belgium rank
49th
Italy rank
52nd

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
00.20.40.60.81199220072023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.9936 GPIA against 0.9878 GPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0058 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Italy ahead.

Belgium ranks 49th and Italy ranks 52nd of 104 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 0 GPIA
2000s 0.9898 GPIA 0.9834 GPIA 0.0065 GPIA Belgium
2010s 0.9816 GPIA 0.9728 GPIA 0.0088 GPIA Belgium
2020s 0.9897 GPIA 0.9844 GPIA 0.0053 GPIA Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Belgium or Italy?
Belgium, at 0.9936 GPIA against 0.9878 GPIA in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Belgium and Italy?
0.0058 GPIA, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
Belgium ranks 49th and Italy ranks 52nd of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-primary-education-or-higher-population-25-years-10/belgium/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-primary-education-or-higher-population-25-years-10/belgium/italy/">Belgium vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
104 places, 1,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release