Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 94.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy stood at 94.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2001.
That places Italy 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.5% | — |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 83.5% | 92.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.3% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.3% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Italy was 94.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release