School enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy
Italy: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 93.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy stood at 93.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy peaked at 104.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 42nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.6% | — |
| 1972 | 58.3% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 61.8% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 66.1% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 69.0% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 71.2% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 81.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 87.7% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 101.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 103.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 104.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 104.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 103.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 101.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.3% | 56.6% | 75.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 77.7% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 89.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.6% | 98.5% | 104.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 93.9% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Italy was 93.4% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.