Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy is 90.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 90.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2007.
That places Italy 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 86.2% | — |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 86.1% | 87.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.4% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 90.5% | 90.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 90.8% 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 90.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 31 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 2.0%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release