Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy

Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 100.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
77th
of 193 countries
All-time high
102.4%
in 2010
All-time low
76.3%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy, 1971–2018

0255075100197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy is 100.2%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy peaked at 102.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1971.

Italy ranks 77th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Italy, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 76.3%
1972 77.8% +1.9%
1973 79.3% +2.0%
1974 80.3% +1.3%
1975 80.7% +0.5%
1976 81.9% +1.5%
1977 82.3% +0.5%
1978 82.6% +0.4%
1979 82.3% -0.3%
1980 82.3% +0.1%
1981 82.3% -0.1%
1982 82.3% +0.0%
1983 82.4% +0.1%
1984 82.5% +0.2%
1985 82.8% +0.4%
1986 83.1% +0.3%
1987 83.4% +0.4%
1988 84.1% +0.8%
1989 84.7% +0.8%
1990 86.4% +2.0%
1991 86.7% +0.3%
1992 87.9% +1.4%
1993 89.4% +1.7%
1994 91.8% +2.7%
1995 91.5% -0.3%
1996 92.7% +1.3%
1997 93.7% +1.0%
1998 94.2% +0.5%
1999 96.3% +2.2%
2000 95.8% -0.5%
2001 98.0% +2.2%
2002 98.4% +0.4%
2003 99.3% +1.0%
2004 99.8% +0.5%
2005 99.9% +0.1%
2006 100.6% +0.7%
2007 101.3% +0.6%
2008 101.7% +0.5%
2009 101.7% -0.0%
2010 102.4% +0.7%
2011 102.3% -0.1%
2012 101.2% -1.1%
2013 101.9% +0.7%
2014 101.6% -0.3%
2015 101.3% -0.2%
2016 100.9% -0.4%
2017 100.7% -0.3%
2018 100.2% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80.4% 76.3% 82.6% 9
1980s 83.0% 82.3% 84.7% 10
1990s 91.0% 86.4% 96.3% 10
2000s 99.7% 95.8% 101.7% 10
2010s 101.4% 100.2% 102.4% 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 74 Dominica 100.3% compare
  2. 75 Türkiye 100.2% compare
  3. 76 Eswatini 100.2% compare
  4. 78 Fiji 100.2% compare
  5. 79 Kyrgyzstan 100.1% compare
  6. 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Italy was 100.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1971.
How does Italy rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Italy ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.