School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.29 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Italy, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.29 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Italy peaked at 4.29 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.81 years, in 2001.
That places Italy 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 years | 2.81 years | 3.71 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5 years | 3.3 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 years | 3.83 years | 4.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Italy?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Italy was 4.29 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 years in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release