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 0.9173 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
Italy recorded 0.9173 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy peaked at 0.9173 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3115 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Italy 58th out of 65 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 | 0.3542 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.3115 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.375 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4533 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4615 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4886 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4952 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5455 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5714 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6103 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6768 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7019 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6911 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7062 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7509 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9031 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9173 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4199 GPIA | 0.3115 GPIA | 0.4952 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.5455 GPIA | 0.7509 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9102 GPIA | 0.9031 GPIA | 0.9173 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 55 Netherlands 0.9584 GPIA compare
- 56 Mexico 0.9357 GPIA compare
- 57 Greece 0.93 GPIA compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.907 GPIA compare
- 60 North Macedonia 0.8839 GPIA compare
- 61 Japan 0.8727 GPIA compare
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 0.9173 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 0.9173 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 0.3115 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 65 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 35.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release