Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.607 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.607 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
11th
of 56 countries
All-time high
0.6261 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5967 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.607 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.6261 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5967 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Italy 11th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6104 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.6233 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6261 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6083 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5983 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.615 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6207 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6058 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5967 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.607 LPIA | +1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.607 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.607 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4751 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6136 LPIA | 0.5983 LPIA | 0.6261 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6075 LPIA | 0.5967 LPIA | 0.6207 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 master's or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Italy was 0.607 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6261 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5967 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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