Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.9307 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy is 0.9307 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 0.9307 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.864 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Italy 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.864 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8704 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8749 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8782 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8834 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8888 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8952 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8959 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9031 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.908 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9132 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9193 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9231 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9164 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9307 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9901 GPIA, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9307 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9931 GPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8719 GPIA | 0.864 GPIA | 0.8782 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9038 GPIA | 0.8834 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9164 GPIA | 0.9307 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 lower secondary education or in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy was 0.9307 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9307 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.864 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release