Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy is 97.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% 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, 91.5%, in 2007.
Italy ranks 43rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
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% |
| 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 | 91.5% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 91.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.7% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.0% | 97.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 97.5% 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 91.5% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 105 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 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release