Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both was 84.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy stood at 84.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 84.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2006.
That places Italy 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 71.5% | — |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 84.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.0%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 84.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 71.5% | 74.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 75.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 84.8% | 4 |
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 84.8% 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 84.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 97 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 8.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release