Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 98.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 48th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.0% | — |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +44.9% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 98.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 98.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +44.9% | 69.0% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 92.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.7% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.7% | 98.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 45 Montenegro 98.6% compare
- 46 Oman 98.4% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 98.3% compare
- 49 South Korea 97.9% compare
- 50 Greece 97.5% compare
- 51 Seychelles 97.5% compare
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 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 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 137 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 3.2%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release