Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 36.8% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy is 36.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 74.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1998.
That places Italy 169th out of 188 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 | 26.2% | — |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +181.9% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -63.1% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 26.7% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.8% | 36.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
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 36.8% 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 74.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 169th out of 188 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 20.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release