Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy

Italy: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 99.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2025
All-time low
90.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 90.3 %1982: 90.6 %1983: 91 %1984: 91.3 %1985: 91.6 %1986: 91.9 %1987: 92.2 %1988: 92.4 %1989: 92.7 %1990: 93.1 %1991: 93.5 %1992: 93.8 %1993: 94.1 %1994: 94.2 %1995: 94.4 %1996: 94.6 %1997: 94.8 %1998: 95.2 %1999: 95.4 %2000: 95.6 %2001: 95.7 %2002: 96 %2003: 96.2 %2004: 96.5 %2005: 96.8 %2006: 97.1 %2007: 97.3 %2008: 97.4 %2009: 97.5 %2010: 97.6 %2011: 97.8 %2012: 98 %2013: 98.1 %2014: 98.2 %2015: 98.3 %2016: 98.4 %2017: 98.5 %2018: 98.6 %2019: 98.6 %2020: 98.7 %2021: 98.8 %2022: 98.9 %2023: 99 %2024: 99.1 %2025: 99.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy peaked at 99.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 1981.

Italy ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Italy, 1981 to 2025.
Year % Change
1981 90.3%
1982 90.6% +0.4%
1983 91.0% +0.4%
1984 91.3% +0.3%
1985 91.6% +0.3%
1986 91.9% +0.4%
1987 92.2% +0.3%
1988 92.4% +0.3%
1989 92.7% +0.3%
1990 93.1% +0.4%
1991 93.5% +0.4%
1992 93.8% +0.4%
1993 94.1% +0.3%
1994 94.2% +0.2%
1995 94.4% +0.2%
1996 94.6% +0.2%
1997 94.8% +0.3%
1998 95.2% +0.3%
1999 95.4% +0.3%
2000 95.6% +0.2%
2001 95.7% +0.2%
2002 96.0% +0.3%
2003 96.2% +0.2%
2004 96.5% +0.3%
2005 96.8% +0.3%
2006 97.1% +0.3%
2007 97.3% +0.2%
2008 97.4% +0.1%
2009 97.5% +0.1%
2010 97.6% +0.1%
2011 97.8% +0.2%
2012 98.0% +0.2%
2013 98.1% +0.1%
2014 98.2% +0.1%
2015 98.3% +0.1%
2016 98.4% +0.1%
2017 98.5% +0.1%
2018 98.6% +0.1%
2019 98.6% +0.1%
2020 98.7% +0.1%
2021 98.8% +0.1%
2022 98.9% +0.1%
2023 99.0% +0.1%
2024 99.1% +0.1%
2025 99.1% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 91.5% 90.3% 92.7% 9
1990s 94.3% 93.1% 95.4% 10
2000s 96.6% 95.6% 97.5% 10
2010s 98.2% 97.6% 98.6% 10
2020s 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Slovenia 99.3% compare
  2. 12 Iceland 99.2% compare
  3. 13 Sweden 99.2% compare
  4. 15 Slovakia 99.0% compare
  5. 16 Lithuania 99.0% compare
  6. 17 Belarus 98.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy was 99.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1981.
How does Italy rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
Italy ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release