Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 48.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy stood at 48.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 75.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1998.
That places Italy 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.4% | — |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | +106.7% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 37.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 40.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 47.5% | 48.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy was 48.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release