Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 81.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 81.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2021.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Italy peaked at 82.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 29th of 94 countries on this measure, 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, male (%) (rate male) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.4% | — |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 81.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.9%, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Italy's 81.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.5%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 74.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 75.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.3% | 82.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Italy was 81.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release