Lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy
Italy: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 96.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy is 96.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy peaked at 102.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2022.
That places Italy 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.5% | — |
| 2002 | 101.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 101.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 100.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 100.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 101.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 102.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.3% | 100.1% | 102.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.7% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 95.9% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Italy was 96.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.