Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy

Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7875 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
27
1992–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1992–2023

00.250.50.7511992200720231992: 0.806 GPIA1993: 0.792 GPIA1995: 0.788 GPIA1996: 0.791 GPIA1997: 0.788 GPIA2002: 0.894 GPIA2003: 0.906 GPIA2004: 0.888 GPIA2005: 0.922 GPIA2006: 0.947 GPIA2007: 0.943 GPIA2008: 0.944 GPIA2009: 0.948 GPIA2010: 0.943 GPIA2011: 0.96 GPIA2012: 0.968 GPIA2013: 0.968 GPIA2014: 0.971 GPIA2015: 0.982 GPIA2016: 0.984 GPIA2017: 0.994 GPIA2018: 0.991 GPIA2019: 0.997 GPIA2020: 0.963 GPIA2021: 0.986 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% 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 1.01 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7875 GPIA, in 1995.

That places Italy 39th 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 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7927 GPIA 0.7875 GPIA 0.8062 GPIA 5
2000s 0.9239 GPIA 0.8879 GPIA 0.9484 GPIA 8
2010s 0.9758 GPIA 0.9433 GPIA 0.9972 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9904 GPIA 0.9635 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 36 Belgium 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 37 United States 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 38 Israel 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 40 Guatemala 1 GPIA compare
  5. 41 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
  6. 42 Kazakhstan 0.9941 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More education data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

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 1.01 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 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7875 GPIA in 1995.
How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Italy ranks 39th 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
107 places, 1,631 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release