School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy stood at 17.42 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy peaked at 17.42 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.66 years, in 2001.
Italy ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.66 years | — |
| 2002 | 15.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 16.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.73 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.69 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.41 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.27 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.42 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.45 years | 15.66 years | 16.87 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.56 years | 16.32 years | 16.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2 years | 17 years | 17.42 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 28 Puerto Rico 17.61 years compare
- 29 Chile 17.56 years compare
- 30 Germany 17.47 years compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 17.4 years compare
- 33 Croatia 17.38 years compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 17.15 years compare
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy was 17.42 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17.42 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 years in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release