Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.07 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy is 1.07 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 1.19 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.07 NPIA, in 2023.
Italy ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.19 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.18 NPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 NPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.16 NPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.15 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.14 NPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 NPIA | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 NPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 NPIA | 1.17 NPIA | 1.19 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.15 NPIA | 1.14 NPIA | 1.16 NPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.08 NPIA | 1.07 NPIA | 1.09 NPIA | 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 1.07 NPIA 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 1.19 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 34 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 down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release