France vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
France
0.5626 LPIA
in 2020
Italy
0.6111 LPIA
in 2023
France rank
34th
Italy rank
31st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6111 LPIA against 0.5626 LPIA in France, a difference of 0.0485 LPIA.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 34th and Italy ranks 31st of 93 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4911 LPIA | 0.5259 LPIA | 0.0348 LPIA | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.58 LPIA | 0.5765 LPIA | 0.0035 LPIA | France |
| 2010s | 0.6837 LPIA | 0.6202 LPIA | 0.0635 LPIA | France |
| 2020s | 0.5626 LPIA | 0.6198 LPIA | 0.0572 LPIA | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.6111 LPIA against 0.5626 LPIA in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between France and Italy?
- 0.0485 LPIA, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- France ranks 34th and Italy ranks 31st of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release