Completion rate, primary education, female in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, primary education, female was 99.8% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, female in Italy, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 99.8% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Italy peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2008.
That places Italy 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 7 United Kingdom 99.9% compare
- 8 Croatia 99.8% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 99.7% compare
- 11 Jamaica 99.7% compare
- 12 Sweden 99.7% compare
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Italy?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Italy was 99.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release