Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9952 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy stood at 0.9952 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 1 LPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9589 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Italy 35th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9589 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9626 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9672 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9662 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9767 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9767 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9782 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9785 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9812 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9846 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9862 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9875 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9867 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9923 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9937 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9952 LPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9888 LPIA | 0.9589 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9783 LPIA | 0.9662 LPIA | 0.9875 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 LPIA | 0.9867 LPIA | 0.9952 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy was 0.9952 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9589 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release