Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy
Italy: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 176.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy peaked at 2.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Italy 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -62.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +238.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +90.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +13.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 81% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Italy was 2.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Italy ranks 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.