Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy

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

Latest (2018)
100.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 182 countries
All-time high
101.0%
in 2016
All-time low
80.2%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 80.2 %1995: 81.4 %1996: 83 %1997: 84.3 %1998: 84.9 %1999: 85.5 %2000: 82.4 %2001: 89.8 %2002: 91.3 %2003: 93 %2004: 94.2 %2005: 95 %2006: 97.1 %2007: 98.7 %2008: 99.5 %2009: 98.7 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 99.8 %2012: 98 %2013: 98.5 %2014: 99.5 %2015: 100.9 %2016: 101 %2017: 100.2 %2018: 100.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy stood at 100.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy peaked at 101.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 1994.

Italy ranks 54th 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, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) in Italy, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 80.2%
1995 81.4% +1.4%
1996 83.0% +2.0%
1997 84.3% +1.6%
1998 84.9% +0.7%
1999 85.5% +0.8%
2000 82.4% -3.7%
2001 89.8% +9.0%
2002 91.3% +1.6%
2003 93.0% +1.8%
2004 94.2% +1.3%
2005 95.0% +0.9%
2006 97.1% +2.2%
2007 98.7% +1.7%
2008 99.5% +0.8%
2009 98.7% -0.8%
2010 99.9% +1.2%
2011 99.8% -0.1%
2012 98.0% -1.8%
2013 98.5% +0.6%
2014 99.5% +1.0%
2015 100.9% +1.4%
2016 101.0% +0.1%
2017 100.2% -0.8%
2018 100.1% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.2% 80.2% 85.5% 6
2000s 94.0% 82.4% 99.5% 10
2010s 99.8% 98.0% 101.0% 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 51 Bahrain 101.9% compare
  2. 52 Qatar 100.9% compare
  3. 53 Kuwait 100.8% compare
  4. 55 Republic of Korea 99.8% compare
  5. 56 Ecuador 99.6% compare
  6. 57 Brazil 99.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Italy was 100.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 1994.
How does Italy rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Italy ranks 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.