Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Italy
Italy: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 80.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Italy, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Italy stood at 80.9%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Italy peaked at 82.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2006.
That places Italy 31st out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.6% | — |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.6% | 75.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 75.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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, urban, male in Italy?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Italy was 80.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release