Iceland vs Italy: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Iceland
99.1%
in 2025
Italy
99.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
16th
Italy rank
13th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.7% | 92.7% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 95.1% | 3.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.2% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Iceland ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release