Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
186th
of 217 countries
All-time high
86.6%
in 2000
All-time low
58.0%
in 1994
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 %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 75.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy peaked at 86.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1994.
Italy ranks 186th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 71.2% | — |
| 1972 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 69.7% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 68.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 67.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 66.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 65.9% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.4% | 67.6% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.9% | 60.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 68.7% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 75.4% | 75.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
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 75.8% 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 86.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Italy ranks 186th out of 217 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 7.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release