Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Italy

Italy: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 99.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
99.19
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 62 countries
All-time high
99.19
in 2023
All-time low
93.97
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Italy, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 941991: 94.31992: 94.71993: 951994: 95.11995: 95.31996: 95.41997: 95.61998: 95.91999: 96.12000: 96.32001: 96.52002: 96.72003: 96.82004: 97.12005: 97.32006: 97.62007: 97.82008: 97.92009: 982010: 98.12011: 98.22012: 98.32013: 98.42014: 98.52015: 98.62016: 98.72017: 98.72018: 98.82019: 98.92020: 992021: 992022: 99.12023: 99.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy is 99.19, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy peaked at 99.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.97, in 1990.

Italy ranks 10th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.14 93.97 96.1 10
2000s 97.19 96.29 97.99 10
2010s 98.52 98.1 98.9 10
2020s 99.09 98.98 99.19 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 Finland 99.68 compare
  2. 8 Slovenia 99.26 compare
  3. 8 Sweden 99.26 compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 99.16 compare
  5. 12 Belarus 99.07 compare
  6. 13 Slovak Republic 98.88 compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy?
Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy was 99.19 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 99.19 in 2023.
What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 93.97 in 1990.
How does Italy rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Italy ranks 10th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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