Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9915 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9915 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
37th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9985 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7734 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
29
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy stood at 0.9915 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy peaked at 0.9985 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7734 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Italy 37th out of 107 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 upper … upper urban gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7734 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.7737 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7748 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7836 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7849 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7947 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8866 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.886 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8927 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.92 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.921 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9218 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.932 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9434 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9325 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9385 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.953 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9543 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9687 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9936 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9915 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9915 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7809 GPIA | 0.7734 GPIA | 0.7947 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.886 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9827 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9985 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 upper secondary education or in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy was 0.9915 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9985 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7734 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release