School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.3 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 16.3 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy peaked at 16.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.17 years, in 2001.
Italy ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.17 years | — |
| 2002 | 15.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 15.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.79 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.68 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.68 years | 15.17 years | 15.92 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.75 years | 15.57 years | 16.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.19 years | 16.1 years | 16.3 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy was 16.3 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 years in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release