Italy vs Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Italy
0.5464 LPIA
in 2023
Latvia
0.5749 LPIA
in 2023
Italy rank
32nd
Latvia rank
29th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.5749 LPIA against 0.5464 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0285 LPIA.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 29th of 91 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5677 LPIA | 0.4378 LPIA | 0.1298 LPIA | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5653 LPIA | 0.5638 LPIA | 0.0015 LPIA | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5686 LPIA | 0.554 LPIA | 0.0146 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, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.5749 LPIA against 0.5464 LPIA in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.0285 LPIA, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 29th of 91 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, male, 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