Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy
Italy: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 11.10 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy stood at 11.10 million.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy peaked at 11.22 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.62 million, in 2000.
That places Italy 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.79 million | — |
| 1999 | 10.73 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.62 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.10 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.76 million | 10.73 million | 10.79 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.97 million | 10.62 million | 11.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 million | 11.10 million | 11.22 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Italy was 11.10 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 million in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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