Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.7% 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 98.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Italy peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 28th of 40 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 | 95.6% | — |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 96.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 2 |
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 98.7% 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 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 40 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 1.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release