Italy vs Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or

Italy
1.01 NPIA
in 2023
Poland
1.02 NPIA
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Poland rank
12th

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.02 NPIA against 1.01 NPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.01 NPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Poland ranks 12th of 37 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.22 NPIA 0.7006 NPIA 0.5155 NPIA Italy
2010s 1.16 NPIA 0.7527 NPIA 0.4098 NPIA Italy
2020s 1 NPIA 1 NPIA 0.0045 NPIA Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, Italy or Poland?
Poland, at 1.02 NPIA against 1.01 NPIA in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between Italy and Poland?
0.01 NPIA, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Italy ranks 15th and Poland ranks 12th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA)
Unit
NPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 428 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release