Italy vs Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Italy
0.6678 LPIA
in 2023
Norway
0.682 LPIA
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Norway rank
24th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.682 LPIA against 0.6678 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0142 LPIA.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 27th and Norway ranks 24th of 87 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6398 LPIA | 0.6591 LPIA | 0.0193 LPIA | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6688 LPIA | 0.7164 LPIA | 0.0476 LPIA | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6686 LPIA | 0.7228 LPIA | 0.0542 LPIA | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 0.682 LPIA against 0.6678 LPIA in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Italy and Norway?
- 0.0142 LPIA, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 27th and Norway ranks 24th of 87 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, 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