Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9992 GPIA, in 2022.
Italy ranks 7th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9992 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
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 1 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 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9992 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 28 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 down 0.9%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release