Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 83.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 83.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Italy peaked at 83.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2009.
Italy ranks 20th of 80 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, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.3% | — |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 70.9% | 73.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.6% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.4% | 83.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 84.3% compare
- 19 Peru 83.8% compare
- 21 Lithuania 82.2% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 81.6% compare
- 23 Estonia 81.0% compare
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Italy was 83.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release