Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 84.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 84.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 84.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2006.
That places Italy 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 76.9% | — |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 76.9% | 77.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 2 |
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 in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy was 84.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release