Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.9226 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
Italy recorded 0.9226 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 0.9226 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8499 GPIA, in 2006.
Italy ranks 55th of 94 countries on this measure, 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 rural gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8499 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8545 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8584 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8639 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8752 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8837 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8869 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9025 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.908 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9123 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8969 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9226 GPIA | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9226 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9226 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8567 GPIA | 0.8499 GPIA | 0.8639 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8932 GPIA | 0.8687 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.8969 GPIA | 0.9226 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 0.9226 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 0.9226 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8499 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 94 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 4.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release