School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 13.22 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
13.22 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.36 years
in 2018
All-time low
13 years
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy is 13.22 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy peaked at 13.36 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 2001.
Italy ranks 29th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.14 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.06 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.06 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.22 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.16 years | 13 years | 13.23 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.19 years | 13.06 years | 13.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.23 years | 13.19 years | 13.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 26 Luxembourg 13.35 years compare
- 27 Niue 13.35 years compare
- 28 Albania 13.23 years compare
- 30 Germany 13.22 years compare
- 31 Switzerland 13.21 years compare
- 32 Cook Islands 13.11 years compare
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Italy was 13.22 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release