Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy
Italy: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 159th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 21% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Italy ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release