Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy stood at 55.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy peaked at 55.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1981.
Italy ranks 71st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.7% | — |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +92.2% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 24.3% | 29.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 33.8% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.8% | 55.1% | 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 upper secondary education or in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy was 55.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 71st out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release