Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9824 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9824 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.9294 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
28
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy stood at 0.9824 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 1 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9294 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Italy 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9294 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9379 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9416 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9565 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.961 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9664 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.965 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9824 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9824 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9755 GPIA | 0.9294 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 0.9706 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.965 GPIA | 0.9824 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 primary education or higher in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy was 0.9824 GPIA 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 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9294 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 52nd 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 3.0%. 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, 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