Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy

Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 100.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 182 countries
All-time high
100.5%
in 2015
All-time low
79.0%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 79 %1995: 80.4 %1996: 81.5 %1997: 82.9 %1998: 83.7 %1999: 84.3 %2000: 85.2 %2001: 89.2 %2002: 91.6 %2003: 92.7 %2004: 93.7 %2005: 94.6 %2006: 96.8 %2007: 98.6 %2008: 99.4 %2009: 98.5 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 100.1 %2012: 98.1 %2013: 98.4 %2014: 99.3 %2015: 100.5 %2016: 100.4 %2017: 99.8 %2018: 100.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Italy recorded 100.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy peaked at 100.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1994.

Italy ranks 55th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) in Italy, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 79.0%
1995 80.4% +1.7%
1996 81.5% +1.4%
1997 82.9% +1.7%
1998 83.7% +1.0%
1999 84.3% +0.7%
2000 85.2% +1.1%
2001 89.2% +4.7%
2002 91.6% +2.6%
2003 92.7% +1.2%
2004 93.7% +1.0%
2005 94.6% +1.0%
2006 96.8% +2.3%
2007 98.6% +1.8%
2008 99.4% +0.8%
2009 98.5% -0.9%
2010 99.9% +1.4%
2011 100.1% +0.2%
2012 98.1% -2.0%
2013 98.4% +0.3%
2014 99.3% +1.0%
2015 100.5% +1.2%
2016 100.4% -0.1%
2017 99.8% -0.6%
2018 100.1% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.0% 79.0% 84.3% 6
2000s 94.0% 85.2% 99.4% 10
2010s 99.6% 98.1% 100.5% 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 52 Qatar 100.6% compare
  2. 53 South Korea 100.3% compare
  3. 54 Sri Lanka 100.3% compare
  4. 56 South Africa 99.9% compare
  5. 57 Cyprus 99.5% compare
  6. 58 Austria 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy was 100.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1994.
How does Italy rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Italy ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.