Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.01 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy stood at 1.01 NPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy peaked at 1.22 NPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1 NPIA, in 2022.
That places Italy 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 NPIA | 1.21 NPIA | 1.22 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.16 NPIA | 1.13 NPIA | 1.19 NPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 12 Poland, Republic of 1.02 NPIA compare
- 13 Montenegro 1.02 NPIA compare
- 14 Slovak Republic 1.02 NPIA compare
- 16 Norway 0.9959 NPIA compare
- 17 Spain 0.9941 NPIA compare
- 18 Iceland 0.9887 NPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy was 1.01 NPIA 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 1.22 NPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 NPIA in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 37 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 down 11.1%. 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 upper secondary 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