Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy
Italy: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in was 0.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy is 0.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Italy ranks 116th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Italy was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in?
- Italy ranks 116th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release