Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy

Italy: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0506 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0506 units per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
169th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0667 units per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0464 units per person
in 1997
Years of data
47
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy, 1971–2017

00.020.040.06197119942017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy stood at 0.0506 units per person.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0667 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 units per person, in 1997.

Italy ranks 169th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0486 units per person
1972 0.051 units per person +5.0%
1973 0.0536 units per person +5.1%
1974 0.0557 units per person +4.0%
1975 0.057 units per person +2.4%
1976 0.06 units per person +5.2%
1977 0.0616 units per person +2.6%
1978 0.0626 units per person +1.7%
1979 0.0624 units per person -0.3%
1980 0.062 units per person -0.6%
1981 0.0617 units per person -0.6%
1982 0.0611 units per person -1.0%
1983 0.0609 units per person -0.2%
1984 0.0603 units per person -1.0%
1985 0.06 units per person -0.5%
1986 0.0597 units per person -0.4%
1987 0.0592 units per person -0.9%
1988 0.0581 units per person -1.8%
1989 0.0564 units per person -2.9%
1990 0.055 units per person -2.6%
1991 0.0528 units per person -4.0%
1992 0.0511 units per person -3.2%
1993 0.0494 units per person -3.3%
1994 0.0491 units per person -0.6%
1995 0.0483 units per person -1.6%
1996 0.0474 units per person -1.8%
1997 0.0464 units per person -2.0%
1998 0.0489 units per person +5.2%
1999 0.0489 units per person +0.0%
2000 0.0662 units per person +35.4%
2001 0.0664 units per person +0.4%
2002 0.0665 units per person +0.1%
2003 0.0667 units per person +0.4%
2004 0.0486 units per person -27.2%
2005 0.0488 units per person +0.4%
2006 0.0489 units per person +0.2%
2007 0.0488 units per person -0.3%
2008 0.0487 units per person -0.1%
2009 0.0489 units per person +0.4%
2010 0.0488 units per person -0.3%
2011 0.0487 units per person -0.1%
2012 0.0486 units per person -0.2%
2013 0.0488 units per person +0.3%
2014 0.0501 units per person +2.8%
2015 0.0502 units per person +0.2%
2016 0.0502 units per person -0.1%
2017 0.0506 units per person +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0569 units per person 0.0486 units per person 0.0626 units per person 9
1980s 0.0599 units per person 0.0564 units per person 0.062 units per person 10
1990s 0.0497 units per person 0.0464 units per person 0.055 units per person 10
2000s 0.0559 units per person 0.0486 units per person 0.0667 units per person 10
2010s 0.0495 units per person 0.0486 units per person 0.0506 units per person 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 166 Austria 0.0511 units per person compare
  2. 167 Sudan 0.051 units per person compare
  3. 168 Bulgaria 0.0506 units per person compare
  4. 170 Serbia 0.0499 units per person compare
  5. 171 Guinea-Bissau 0.0498 units per person compare
  6. 172 Japan 0.0495 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Italy was 0.0506 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.0667 units per person in 2003.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 units per person in 1997.
How does Italy rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Italy ranks 169th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.