Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor was 0.7392 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.7392 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.9383 NPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7392 NPIA, in 2023.
That places Italy 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Italy, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9383 NPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.934 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8925 NPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8678 NPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8791 NPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8447 NPIA | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7781 NPIA | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7441 NPIA | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7555 NPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7392 NPIA | -2.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.7392 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 NPIA, 69% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.7392 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 NPIA, 72% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8927 NPIA | 0.8447 NPIA | 0.9383 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7542 NPIA | 0.7392 NPIA | 0.7781 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 0.7392 NPIA 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 0.9383 NPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7392 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 33 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 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release