Lower secondary completion in Italy
In Italy, 99.4% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Italy, 2021
99.4%
Change from 2020
+0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
98.3%
Lower secondary completion in Italy over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 99.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% |
| 2014 | 98.7% |
| 2013 | 99.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% |
| 2011 | 98.9% |
| 2010 | 98.6% |
| 2009 | 98.7% |
| 2008 | 98.5% |
| 2007 | 98.7% |
| 2006 | 98.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 99.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Primary completion (UIS)
99.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
84.6%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
31.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
10.8%
2025 · Eurostat