Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 39.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 213 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 1994
All-time low
15.4%
in 2000
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy is 39.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Italy peaked at 45.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2000.
That places Italy 11th out of 213 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 vocational in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.3% | — |
| 1972 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -64.1% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +169.3% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 34.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 41.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 15.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.5% | 39.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 8 Croatia 40.1% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.9% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 39.8% compare
- 12 Netherlands 39.1% compare
- 13 Liechtenstein 38.4% compare
- 14 Switzerland 38.2% compare
More education data for Italy
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- 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)
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 39.6% 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 45.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 213 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 5.4%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release