Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy
Italy: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 2.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.88 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.91 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.72 million
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2024
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.88 million for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy peaked at 2.91 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.72 million, in 2005.
Italy ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.72 million | — |
| 2010 | 2.85 million | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.78 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.83 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 million | 2.72 million | 2.72 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million | 2.78 million | 2.86 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.86 million | 2.91 million | 5 |
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 pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Italy was 2.88 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Italy ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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