Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.2 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.2 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9987 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy stood at 1.2 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9987 GPIA, in 1983.
That places Italy 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.16 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 1 Saint Helena 1.14 GPIA compare
- 1 Suriname 1.25 GPIA compare
- 2 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 3 Poland 1.16 GPIA compare
- 4 Norway 1.14 GPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1.13 GPIA compare
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy was 1.2 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9987 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Italy ranks 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release