School completion in Italy
Italy: School completion was 99.93 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.93
in 2024
All-time low
99.59
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Italy, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Italy is 99.93, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Italy peaked at 99.93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.59, in 1981.
That places Italy 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
School completion in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.59 | — |
| 1982 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.61 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.62 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.68 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.72 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.73 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.82 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 99.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Italy's 99.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.63 | 99.59 | 99.68 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.73 | 99.7 | 99.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.75 | 99.74 | 99.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.84 | 99.77 | 99.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.91 | 99.89 | 99.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Italy?
- School completion in Italy was 99.93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.93 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.59 in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for school completion?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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