Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 49.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy is 49.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1992.
That places Italy 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.0% | — |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 23.0% | 31.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 28.0% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 39.3% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.7% | 49.1% | 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 49.1% 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 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Italy ranks 52nd out of 111 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 15.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release