Italy vs Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Italy
0.6678 LPIA
in 2023
Tonga
0.6706 LPIA
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Tonga rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Italy
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.6706 LPIA against 0.6678 LPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0028 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 26th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5317 LPIA | 0.378 LPIA | 0.1537 LPIA | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6257 LPIA | 0.4878 LPIA | 0.1379 LPIA | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6578 LPIA | 0.4731 LPIA | 0.1847 LPIA | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6694 LPIA | 0.6878 LPIA | 0.0185 LPIA | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.6706 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 Tonga?
- 0.0028 LPIA, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Tonga rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 26th 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