Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 81.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy peaked at 81.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 59th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.4% | — |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +71.0% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +111.7% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 59.3% | 68.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 69.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.6% | 81.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Italy was 81.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.