Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Italy
Italy: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 86.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy is 86.28, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy peaked at 86.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.35, in 1990.
Italy ranks 28th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.85 | 54.35 | 65.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6 | 66.5 | 74.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.33 | 75.94 | 83.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.37 | 84.45 | 86.28 | 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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Italy was 86.28 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 86.28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.35 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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