Adolescents out of school, female in Italy
Italy: Adolescents out of school, female was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Italy, 2012–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Italy is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and up 221.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Italy peaked at 2.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
That places Italy 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +65.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +57.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
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 adolescents out of school, female in Italy?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Italy was 2.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Italy ranks 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.