Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1992
All-time low
93.7%
in 2007
Years of data
31
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy stood at 98.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% 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, 93.7%, in 2007.
That places Italy 42nd out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100.0% | — |
| 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 39 Republic of Korea 98.5% compare
- 40 Greece 98.3% compare
- 41 Mongolia 98.2% compare
- 43 Netherlands 98.0% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 97.9% compare
- 45 Tonga 97.8% 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 98.1% 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 93.7% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 106 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 2.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release