Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 88.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy is 88.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 26th of 81 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, urban, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.8% | — |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.8% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 80.9% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.9% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Italy was 88.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release