Primary completion (UIS) in Italy
In Italy, 99.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Italy, 2021
99.7%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Italy over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary 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 | 99.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% |
| 2018 | 99.5% |
| 2017 | 99.5% |
| 2016 | 99.5% |
| 2015 | 99.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% |
| 2013 | 99.5% |
| 2012 | 99.3% |
| 2011 | 99.5% |
| 2010 | 99.3% |
| 2009 | 99.3% |
| 2008 | 99.2% |
| 2007 | 99.4% |
| 2006 | 99.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 99.5%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
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