Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (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