Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy
Italy: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy stood at 20.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy peaked at 18.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2002.
Italy ranks 32nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.2% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Italy was 20.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).