Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 88.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Italy is 88.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Italy peaked at 88.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2006.
That places Italy 24th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.3% | 88.2% | 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, female in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Italy was 88.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release