Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, 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 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% |
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
- 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 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