Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Italy

Primary completion rate in Italy in 2023 — 97.36%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 137. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 4.35 pp.

2023 97.36% +0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 57of 137
Period maximum 105.52%2008
Period minimum 97.15%2022

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Italy, 2001–20239597.5100102.5105107.5200120042007201020132016201920222001: 101.71%2002: 100.02%2003: 100.59%2004: 102.73%2005: 102.52%2006: 102.22%2007: 103%2008: 105.52%2009: 101.73%2010: 101.48%2011: 100.93%2012: 99.08%2013: 99.57%2014: 99.32%2015: 98.95%2016: 98.49%2017: 99.57%2018: 98.83%2019: 98.37%2020: 98.72%2021: 97.71%2022: 97.15%2023: 97.36%
Change over the period: −4.35 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 97.36%
World 87.32%
Southern Europe computed 98.98%
Primary completion rate — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.36 +0.21 pp
2022 97.15 −0.56 pp
2021 97.71 −1.01 pp
2020 98.72 +0.35 pp
2019 98.37 −0.46 pp
2018 98.83 −0.74 pp
2017 99.57 +1.08 pp
2016 98.49 −0.46 pp
2015 98.95 −0.37 pp
2014 99.32 −0.25 pp
2013 99.57 +0.49 pp
2012 99.08 −1.86 pp
2011 100.93 −0.55 pp
2010 101.48 −0.25 pp
2009 101.73 −3.79 pp
2008 105.52 +2.52 pp
2007 103 +0.78 pp
2006 102.22 −0.29 pp
2005 102.52 −0.21 pp
2004 102.73 +2.13 pp
2003 100.59 +0.57 pp
2002 100.02 −1.69 pp
2001 101.71

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.