Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 82.2% 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 82.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Italy peaked at 82.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2006.
That places Italy 36th out of 94 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 rural both in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 64.4% | — |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +2.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 82.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.0%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 82.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.4% | 67.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 68.6% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.5% | 82.2% | 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 82.2% 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 82.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 94 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 12.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release