Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 51.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 51.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 63.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
That places Italy 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.6% | — |
| 1999 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -61.3% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +141.8% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 51.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 51.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +141.8% | 26.0% | 62.8% |
| 2000 | -61.3% | 63.5% | 24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 63.5% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 24.6% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 53.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.3% | 52.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- 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)
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 51.3% 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 63.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 27th 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 13.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release