Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy
Italy: Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
That places Italy 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.1% | — |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy?
- Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Italy was 0.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last)?
- Italy ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last 4 weeks) by education programme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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