Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9945 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy is 0.9945 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% 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 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6975 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Italy 50th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6975 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.7791 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7772 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7755 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7851 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7866 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7947 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9085 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8876 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8948 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9162 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9102 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9154 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9329 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9337 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9494 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.955 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9746 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.987 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9731 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9935 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6975 GPIA | 0.6975 GPIA | 0.6975 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.783 GPIA | 0.7755 GPIA | 0.7947 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9157 GPIA | 0.8876 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.9378 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 47 Norway 0.9965 GPIA compare
- 48 Russian Federation 0.9959 GPIA compare
- 49 Thailand 0.9959 GPIA compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 0.9927 GPIA compare
- 52 Georgia 0.9909 GPIA compare
- 53 Timor-Leste 0.9906 GPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (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 0.9945 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 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6975 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 137 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release