Education in Italy

3,337 indicators covering education for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.9% 2023 down 0.1% 45th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.989 GPIA 2023 up 12.6% 57th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 128,532 2023 down 8.4% 61st
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 119,536 2023 up 3.3% 59th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 3.5% 2023 down 4.9% 133rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 3.5% 2023 up 7.1% 124th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 8,357 millions 2022 down 9.9% 8th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 6,502.9% 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.2% 2022 down 23.9% 125th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6106 GPIA 2023 down 13.0% 116th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 43,134 2023 up 152.8% 65th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 41,531 2023 up 127.5% 67th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.2% 2022 down 2.5% 124th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.8% 2022 up 22.8% 32nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 21.5% 2023 up 39.2% 19th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.3% 2022 up 24.7% 32nd
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 76.4% 2023 up 14.1% 13th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 71.6% 2023 up 12.4% 17th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 67.2% 2023 up 10.7% 20th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.1% 2023 up 171.9% 123rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 9.9% 43rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.9% 2023 up 145.5% 125th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.6% 2022 down 55.7% 92nd
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 13,072 number 2018 down 33.1% 45th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 9,089 millions 2022 down 3.6% 7th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.2% 2022 down 50.1% 90th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.13 GPIA 2023 down 14.6% 20th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 824,686 2023 up 13.4% 7th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 498,572 2023 up 13.6% 7th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 326,114 2023 up 13.2% 9th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 1.32 million 2023 up 18.8% 23rd
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.3% 2023 up 0.1% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.9% 2023 up 0.2% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.7% 2023 down 0.1% 44th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 22,805 millions 2022 up 12.4% 11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 594,530 2023 up 19.6% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 722,129 2023 up 18.2% 25th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.9% 2022 down 58.3% 89th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 39,431 number 2018 down 23.3% 47th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 36,169 millions 2022 down 0.6% 10th
Adolescents out of school, female 2.0% 2023 up 221.2% 122nd
Adolescents out of school, male 1.9% 2023 up 224.5% 131st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 101st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1,318 number 2018 down 20.4% 88th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 13.2% 2023 up 85.3% 17th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st