Italy vs United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Italy
0.7686 NPIA
in 2023
United States of America
0.8777 NPIA
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
United States of America rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.8777 NPIA against 0.7686 NPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.1091 NPIA.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 NPIA | 0.8999 NPIA | 0.253 NPIA | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9412 NPIA | 0.8845 NPIA | 0.0568 NPIA | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7744 NPIA | 0.888 NPIA | 0.1136 NPIA | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.8777 NPIA against 0.7686 NPIA in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.1091 NPIA, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 32 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 native parity index (NPIA). 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