Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy
Italy: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 0.895 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy is 0.895 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy peaked at 0.895 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3077 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Italy 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3261 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.3077 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3585 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4429 GPIA | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4706 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4941 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4902 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5207 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5692 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5821 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.646 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6977 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6893 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7117 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8298 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8842 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.895 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4129 GPIA | 0.3077 GPIA | 0.4941 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.631 GPIA | 0.5207 GPIA | 0.7117 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8697 GPIA | 0.8298 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy was 0.895 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.895 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release