Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.31 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.31 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 1.31 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6563 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Italy 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6563 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.7288 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6953 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6663 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7393 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7932 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8196 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.873 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9902 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.31 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.31 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7132 GPIA | 0.6563 GPIA | 0.7932 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8196 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.31 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy was 1.31 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6563 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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