Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Italy
Italy: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 12.69 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Italy, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 12.69 Years for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Italy peaked at 12.69 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.03 Years, in 2016.
Italy ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Italy, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.43 Years | — |
| 2014 | 12.39 Years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.38 Years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.03 Years | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.48 Years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.47 Years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.58 Years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6 Years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.56 Years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.55 Years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.61 Years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.69 Years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.39 Years | 12.03 Years | 12.58 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.6 Years | 12.55 Years | 12.69 Years | 5 |
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 mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Italy?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Italy was 12.69 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 Years in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.