Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) was 89.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Italy stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Italy peaked at 89.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2006.
That places Italy 16th out of 81 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.2% | — |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 89.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Italy's 89.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.2% | 82.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.3% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.7% | 89.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Italy was 89.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release