Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy
Italy: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9983 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy is 0.9983 index, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy peaked at 0.9994 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9981 index, in 2018.
Italy ranks 109th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9986 index | 0.9981 index | 0.9994 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 index | 0.9983 index | 0.999 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Italy was 0.9983 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9994 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9981 index in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Italy ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.