Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.6106 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6106 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 0.8987 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6106 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Italy 116th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7215 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7212 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8987 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8577 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8593 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8744 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7067 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6991 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6946 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6864 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6852 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6878 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6986 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6983 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7018 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6539 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6506 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6482 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6461 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6342 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6281 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.621 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.617 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.615 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6106 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7214 GPIA | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.765 GPIA | 0.6852 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6662 GPIA | 0.6281 GPIA | 0.7024 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6159 GPIA | 0.6106 GPIA | 0.621 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy was 0.6106 GPIA 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 0.8987 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6106 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 116th out of 160 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 13.0%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release