Primary completion rate, female in Italy
Italy: Primary completion rate, female was 97.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Italy stood at 97.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Italy peaked at 105.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 68th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 101.4% | — |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 102.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 102.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 105.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.0% | 99.9% | 105.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.0% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.9% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Italy?
- Primary completion rate, female in Italy was 97.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 105.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.