Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Italy
Italy: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 99.91 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 62 countries
All-time high
99.91
in 2022
All-time low
99.69
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Italy recorded 99.91 for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Italy peaked at 99.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.69, in 1990.
That places Italy 4th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.73 | 99.69 | 99.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.74 | 99.74 | 99.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.83 | 99.76 | 99.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9 | 99.89 | 99.91 | 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 primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Italy?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Italy was 99.91 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.69 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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