Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy

Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 88.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
88.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 173 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2011
All-time low
66.5%
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy is 88.9%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy peaked at 89.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1971.

Italy ranks 48th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) in Italy, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 66.5%
1972 68.6% +3.1%
1973 69.9% +2.0%
1974 71.0% +1.5%
1975 71.7% +1.0%
1976 72.9% +1.6%
1977 73.1% +0.3%
1978 72.7% -0.5%
1979 72.0% -1.0%
1980 71.0% -1.4%
1981 70.1% -1.2%
1983 67.9% -3.1%
1984 67.4% -0.7%
1985 67.4% -0.1%
1986 66.9% -0.6%
1987 66.5% -0.6%
1988 67.0% +0.8%
1989 67.6% +0.8%
1990 68.2% +0.9%
1991 69.3% +1.6%
1992 70.0% +1.0%
1993 70.6% +0.9%
1994 72.8% +3.2%
1995 74.0% +1.6%
1996 74.8% +1.0%
1997 76.6% +2.4%
1998 77.3% +1.0%
1999 79.4% +2.7%
2000 81.0% +2.0%
2001 82.9% +2.3%
2002 84.9% +2.4%
2003 85.9% +1.2%
2004 86.5% +0.8%
2005 87.4% +1.0%
2006 88.5% +1.1%
2007 88.9% +0.5%
2008 89.0% +0.2%
2009 89.0% -0.0%
2010 89.1% +0.0%
2011 89.4% +0.3%
2012 88.1% -1.4%
2013 87.9% -0.2%
2014 87.6% -0.4%
2015 87.2% -0.4%
2016 86.6% -0.7%
2017 88.2% +1.8%
2018 88.9% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.9% 66.5% 73.1% 9
1980s 68.0% 66.5% 71.0% 9
1990s 73.3% 68.2% 79.4% 10
2000s 86.4% 81.0% 89.0% 10
2010s 88.1% 86.6% 89.4% 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 45 Poland 90.7% compare
  2. 46 Libya 89.4% compare
  3. 47 Malta 88.9% compare
  4. 49 Czechia 88.8% compare
  5. 50 Thailand 88.5% compare
  6. 51 Puerto Rico 87.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Italy was 88.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1971.
How does Italy rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Italy ranks 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.