Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.9376 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9376 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
13th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8696 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy is 0.9376 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8696 GPIA, in 2022.
Italy ranks 13th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8724 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9335 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9066 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8781 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9337 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8696 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9376 GPIA | +7.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9376 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9376 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.8724 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9048 GPIA | 0.8696 GPIA | 0.9376 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy was 0.9376 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.06 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8696 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release