Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.9695 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy stood at 0.9695 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 0.9695 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9012 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Italy 30th out of 95 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 … Educational lower location LPIA in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9012 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9058 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9064 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9105 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.913 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9137 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9327 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9364 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9416 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9429 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9423 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9478 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9492 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9506 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9461 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9562 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9613 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9695 LPIA | +0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9695 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9794 LPIA, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9695 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.906 LPIA | 0.9012 LPIA | 0.9105 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.937 LPIA | 0.913 LPIA | 0.9506 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9583 LPIA | 0.9461 LPIA | 0.9695 LPIA | 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 0.9695 LPIA 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 0.9695 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9012 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 95 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 3.5%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release