Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 85.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy is 85.1%, measured 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 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy peaked at 85.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 42.7% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 50.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 62.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 72.2% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.2% | 85.1% | 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, male (modelled data) in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Italy was 85.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release