Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 98.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2014.
Italy ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93.5% | — |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 88.9% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 90.2% | 98.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 20 Greece 98.3% compare
- 21 Cyprus 98.1% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 98.0% compare
- 24 Montenegro 97.6% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 97.3% compare
- 26 Romania 97.2% 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 primary education or higher in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy was 98.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release