Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy
Italy: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy stood at 97.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 1995.
Italy ranks 74th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 99.5% | — |
| 1976 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 97.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.1% | 98.4% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.2% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Italy was 97.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Italy ranks 74th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.