Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4891 LPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy is 0.4891 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.5491 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3208 LPIA, in 2019.
Italy ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4325 LPIA | 0.3208 LPIA | 0.5491 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4616 LPIA | 0.3761 LPIA | 0.5197 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 7 Philippines 0.5666 LPIA compare
- 8 United States 0.5566 LPIA compare
- 9 Australia 0.5138 LPIA compare
- 11 Ireland 0.455 LPIA compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.4278 LPIA compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4248 LPIA compare
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy was 0.4891 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5491 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3208 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release