Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.985 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 0.985 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 0.985 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.945 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Italy 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.945 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9543 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9823 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9478 GPIA | 0.945 GPIA | 0.952 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.985 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 0.985 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.945 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 37 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 2.4%. 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, non-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