School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9895 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9895 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9948 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9588 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
23
2001–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.9895 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy peaked at 0.9948 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9588 GPIA, in 2002.
Italy ranks 130th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9666 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9851 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9831 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9827 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9877 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9705 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9906 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9838 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Italy was 0.9895 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9948 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9588 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Italy ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release