Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 87.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 87.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 87.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 50th of 132 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.3% | — |
| 1981 | 39.2% | +61.7% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +78.7% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.1% | 78.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.9% | 87.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 47 Singapore 87.8% compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 87.7% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 87.7% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 52 Cyprus 87.1% compare
- 53 Samoa 87.0% compare
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 87.5% 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 87.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 132 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 7.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release