UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy

Italy: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
42nd
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2015

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy, 1981–2015

00.20.40.60.811981199820151981: 0.698 GPIA2001: 0.908 GPIA2005: 0.91 GPIA2006: 0.915 GPIA2007: 0.933 GPIA2008: 0.942 GPIA2009: 0.934 GPIA2010: 0.938 GPIA2011: 0.949 GPIA2012: 0.957 GPIA2014: 0.955 GPIA2015: 0.961 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.0% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1981.

Italy ranks 42nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) in Italy, 1981 to 2015.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.7%
2001 0.9% +30.2%
2005 0.9% +0.2%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +1.9%
2008 0.9% +1.0%
2009 0.9% -0.9%
2010 0.9% +0.4%
2011 0.9% +1.2%
2012 1.0% +0.8%
2014 1.0% -0.2%
2015 1.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 39 Moldova 1.0% compare
  2. 40 Cyprus 1.0% compare
  3. 41 Australia 1.0% compare
  4. 43 Thailand 1.0% compare
  5. 44 New Zealand 1.0% compare
  6. 45 Belgium 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy was 1.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
How does Italy rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper?
Italy ranks 42nd out of 77 countries with data for 2015.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-at-least-completed-upper-secondary-education-4/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-at-least-completed-upper-secondary-education-4/italy/">UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 852 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/