Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.8657 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8657 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
39th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8679 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6918 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy stood at 0.8657 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy peaked at 0.8679 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6918 LPIA, in 1992.
Italy ranks 39th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Italy, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6918 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.705 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7393 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7347 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7427 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7406 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.759 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7625 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7115 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7079 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7338 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7992 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8065 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8003 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8029 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8095 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8088 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8179 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8149 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8337 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8351 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8428 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8415 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8431 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8393 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8405 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8495 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8593 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8679 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8668 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8657 LPIA | -0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.8657 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.8657 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7345 LPIA | 0.6918 LPIA | 0.7625 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7756 LPIA | 0.7079 LPIA | 0.8095 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8358 LPIA | 0.8149 LPIA | 0.8495 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8649 LPIA | 0.8593 LPIA | 0.8679 LPIA | 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 0.8657 LPIA 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 0.8679 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6918 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 105 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 3.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release