Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both was 83.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 83.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant both in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 69.4% | — |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 83.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 83.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 69.4% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 73.0% | 75.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 83.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy was 83.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release