Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy
Italy: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 96.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2017, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy peaked at 104.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1987.
That places Italy 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 104.4% | — |
| 1972 | 99.1% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 96.0% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 97.6% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 94.6% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 96.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 94.8% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 97.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 96.0% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 93.9% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 92.5% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 93.9% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 102.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 103.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 104.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 102.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 103.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 104.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 94.6% | 104.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 92.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 93.9% | 102.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 101.4% | 95.8% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 96.6% | 101.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Italy was 96.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 104.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1987.
- How does Italy rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Italy ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.