Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6678 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy stood at 0.6678 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 0.6807 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4994 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Italy 27th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5623 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.5428 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5334 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4994 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5317 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5223 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5016 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5009 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5192 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6285 LPIA | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6398 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6257 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6412 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6429 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6606 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6676 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.656 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6722 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6712 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6769 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6807 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6725 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.675 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6596 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6597 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6691 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.671 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6695 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6678 LPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.532 LPIA | 0.4994 LPIA | 0.5623 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5956 LPIA | 0.5009 LPIA | 0.6606 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6691 LPIA | 0.656 LPIA | 0.6807 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6693 LPIA | 0.6678 LPIA | 0.671 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy was 0.6678 LPIA 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 0.6807 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4994 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 87 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 down 0.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release