Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy
Italy: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
That places Italy 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 6.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Italy's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Italy was 6.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Italy ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release