School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.6663 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6663 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6403 GPIA, in 2022.
Italy ranks 90th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.32 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.35 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.42 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9743 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9668 GPIA | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6912 GPIA | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6927 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7632 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6405 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6403 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6663 GPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 GPIA | 0.9743 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.6912 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6776 GPIA | 0.6403 GPIA | 0.7632 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Italy was 0.6663 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6403 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release