Education in Italy 3,337 indicators covering education for Italy. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 10.26 units per square kilometre 2017 up 5.9% 69th School enrollment, preprimary, male 93.4% 2020 down 7.2% 42nd School enrollment, preprimary, female 91.8% 2020 down 7.0% 51st Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 14.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 70.0% 19th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -0.7015 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.9% 147th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 1.57 million 2017 down 7.2% 8th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.9% 2022 up 1.0% 3rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 4.23 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.0% 39th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 3.27 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.3% 36th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 19.5% 173rd School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.05 years 2018 down 1.6% 47th Government expenditure on education, total 7.4% 2022 down 7.4% 180th Secondary education, general pupils 53.4% 2017 down 0.4% 9th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 241,634 number 2018 down 7.1% 17th Lower secondary completion rate, female 96.7% 2023 down 4.4% 57th Lower secondary completion rate, male 96.0% 2023 down 4.3% 51st Children out of school 2.1% 2023 up 132.2% 124th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.49 million number 2018 down 9.9% 25th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0249 number per person 2018 down 10.9% 101st Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 277,888 2024 down 3.9% 52nd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 262,271 2024 down 3.9% 55th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 540,159 2024 down 3.9% 53rd Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 116th Theoretical duration of secondary education 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 1st Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 967,192 2023 up 20.3% 24th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.25 million 2023 up 17.0% 23rd Teachers in primary education, male 15,518 2024 up 58.9% 76th Teachers in primary education, female 235,443 2024 up 3.5% 19th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 93.8% 2024 down 2.2% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 103.6% 2023 up 2.4% 75th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.14 years 2023 up 1.8% 162nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% 2023 down 18.3% 32nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 39.6% 2023 down 5.4% 11th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.22 million 2023 up 18.4% 23rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% 2023 up 7.7% 186th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 60.4% 2023 up 3.9% 207th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million 2023 down 23.6% 31st Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.38 million 2023 up 0.1% 26th Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.22 million 2023 up 0.4% 27th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 250,961 2024 up 5.8% 28th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 32.2% 2023 down 10.5% 18th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 67.8% 2023 up 5.9% 202nd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.61 million 2023 up 0.3% 26th Enrolment in primary education, male 1.36 million 2023 down 8.0% 57th Enrolment in primary education, female 1.27 million 2023 down 8.5% 58th School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.50 million 2024 up 2.4% 24th School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.40 million 2024 up 2.0% 26th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.90 million 2024 up 2.2% 25th School age population, secondary education, male 2.35 million 2024 up 0.3% 38th School age population, secondary education, female 2.20 million 2024 up 0.1% 40th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.55 million 2024 up 0.2% 38th ← Previous Page 5 of 56 Next →