Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy
Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.2% 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 63.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 73.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 21st of 168 countries on this measure, 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 secondary education enrolled in in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.8% | — |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | -65.0% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +164.9% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 25.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.5% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.2% | 64.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 63.2% 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 73.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 21st 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 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release