Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7686 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy stood at 0.7686 NPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 1.22 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7666 NPIA, in 2021.
That places Italy 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 NPIA | 1.08 NPIA | 1.22 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9412 NPIA | 0.8686 NPIA | 1.03 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7744 NPIA | 0.7666 NPIA | 0.7822 NPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
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 0.7686 NPIA 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 1.22 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7666 NPIA in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 32 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 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release