Primary completion rate, male in Italy
Italy: Primary completion rate, male was 97.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Italy recorded 97.4% for primary completion rate, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Italy peaked at 105.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2023.
That places Italy 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 101.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 102.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 102.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 103.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 105.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 102.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 101.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.5% | 100.2% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Italy?
- Primary completion rate, male 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, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 105.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Italy ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, male (% 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.