Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 86.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 86.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy peaked at 86.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 21st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.7% | — |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 75.7% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 78.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.7% | 86.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 18 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 19 Latvia 86.3% compare
- 20 Mongolia 86.1% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 84.3% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 83.8% compare
- 24 Peru 83.0% compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Italy was 86.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release