How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?

29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Netherlands: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Italy

0.944 GPIA

in 2023

Netherlands

1.02 GPIA

in 2023

Italy rank

35th

Netherlands rank

34th

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal over time

Italy
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 0.944 GPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.076 GPIA.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Netherlands ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7884 GPIA	1.23 GPIA	0.4423 GPIA	Netherlands
2000s	0.9621 GPIA	1.17 GPIA	0.2117 GPIA	Netherlands
2010s	1.12 GPIA	1.09 GPIA	0.0232 GPIA	Italy
2020s	0.9576 GPIA	0.9989 GPIA	0.0413 GPIA	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal, Italy or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.02 GPIA against 0.944 GPIA in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Italy and Netherlands?: 0.076 GPIA, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?: Italy ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 47 places, 817 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release