Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 38.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
38.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
34th
of 168 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 1998
All-time low
23.2%
in 2000
Years of data
26
1998–2023
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 38.6%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 53.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 34th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.2% | — |
| 1999 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -56.4% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +114.1% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 53.1% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 23.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 40.5% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.6% | 39.9% | 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 38.6% 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 53.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 168 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 down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release