Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6114 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6114 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1983
All-time low
0.6114 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy stood at 0.6114 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy peaked at 1 GPIA in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6114 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Italy 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8657 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8622 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8596 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8659 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8763 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8899 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9044 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9232 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9504 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9695 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.986 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9968 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9946 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9804 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9781 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9651 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9657 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9592 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9352 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9259 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9302 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7467 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7483 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.876 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8896 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8846 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9024 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7176 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7094 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7046 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6951 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6929 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6961 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7056 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7075 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7039 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7084 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6585 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6541 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6489 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6512 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6395 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6337 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6227 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6171 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6153 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6114 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8886 GPIA | 0.8596 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9882 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9083 GPIA | 0.7467 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7768 GPIA | 0.6929 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6711 GPIA | 0.6337 GPIA | 0.7084 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6166 GPIA | 0.6114 GPIA | 0.6227 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4099 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0627 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.023 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy was 0.6114 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6114 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Italy ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release