Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 60.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
60.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 217 countries
All-time high
84.6%
in 2000
All-time low
55.0%
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
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy stood at 60.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Italy peaked at 84.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1994.
Italy ranks 207th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 66.7% | — |
| 1972 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 64.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 62.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +47.8% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.7% | 65.9% | 67.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 60.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 56.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 56.9% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 60.2% | 60.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 204 Switzerland 61.8% compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 61.6% compare
- 206 Netherlands 60.9% compare
- 208 Bulgaria 60.2% compare
- 209 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.1% compare
- 210 Croatia 59.9% compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 60.4% 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 84.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Italy ranks 207th 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 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release