Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5458 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5458 LPIA
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
20th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5792 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5458 LPIA
in 2023
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy stood at 0.5458 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.5792 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5458 LPIA, in 2023.
Italy ranks 20th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5547 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.5608 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5546 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5573 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.553 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5557 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5634 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5787 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5792 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5458 LPIA | -5.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5458 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5458 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4943 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.556 LPIA | 0.553 LPIA | 0.5608 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5668 LPIA | 0.5458 LPIA | 0.5792 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.5618 LPIA compare
- 19 Latvia 0.5519 LPIA compare
- 21 Philippines 0.5383 LPIA compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 0.536 LPIA compare
- 23 Cyprus 0.5181 LPIA compare
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy was 0.5458 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5792 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5458 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release