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
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Italy, 1990–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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