Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 55.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy, 1981–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy is 55.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy peaked at 55.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1981.
Italy ranks 76th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.2% | — |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +72.1% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 31.2% | 39.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 37.2% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.6% | 55.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 56.2% compare
- 74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.7% compare
- 75 Spain 55.5% compare
- 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 54.7% compare
- 78 Macao 53.2% compare
- 79 Jamaica 52.0% compare
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 upper secondary in Italy?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Italy was 55.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Italy ranks 76th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.