Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy
Italy: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 98.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 161 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2012
All-time low
97.6%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 98.0% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy peaked at 99.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2022.
That places Italy 40th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.6% | — |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Italy was 98.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release