Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 87.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 87.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy peaked at 87.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1981.
Italy ranks 41st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.7% | — |
| 1982 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 56.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.0% | 44.7% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 54.2% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 66.5% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 76.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.5% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Italy was 87.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release