France vs Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)
France
85.0%
in 2025
Italy
85.1%
in 2025
France rank
42nd
Italy rank
41st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 85.1% against 85.0% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was France ahead.
France ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 41st of 164 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.6% | 46.6% | 22.0% | France |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 55.9% | 19.6% | France |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 66.6% | 11.9% | France |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.2% | 4.4% | France |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.7% | 0.5% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), France or Italy?
- Italy, at 85.1% against 85.0% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between France and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- France ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 41st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (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