Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ 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
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8062 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.7916 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7875 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7905 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7877 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8937 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9058 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8879 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9221 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9471 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9427 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9437 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9433 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9597 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9677 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9818 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9938 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9635 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9857 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release