Italy vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Italy
1.2 GPIA
in 2023
Switzerland
1.13 GPIA
in 2024
Italy rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
5th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.2 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Switzerland, a difference of 0.07 GPIA.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.0963 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.1088 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.0574 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.0096 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.061 GPIA | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 0.0609 GPIA | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Italy or Switzerland?
- Italy, at 1.2 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.07 GPIA, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Italy ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release