Education in Italy

3,337 indicators covering education for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.54 million 2024 down 1.5% 41st
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.41 million 2024 down 5.1% 45th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 2.95 million 2024 down 3.3% 42nd
School age population, lower secondary education, male 851,644 2024 down 3.2% 56th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 802,004 2024 down 3.1% 55th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 1.65 million 2024 down 3.1% 56th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 266,331 2024 down 8.6% 55th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 251,495 2024 down 8.4% 55th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 517,826 2024 down 8.5% 55th
School age population, primary education, male 1.27 million 2024 down 13.0% 59th
School age population, primary education, female 1.20 million 2024 down 12.6% 61st
School age population, primary education, both sexes 2.48 million 2024 down 12.8% 61st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 241,613 2024 down 17.6% 55th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 227,751 2024 down 17.5% 54th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 469,364 2024 down 17.5% 55th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 231,752 2024 down 21.1% 55th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 218,688 2024 down 21.3% 56th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 450,440 2024 down 21.2% 55th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 666,499 2024 down 23.5% 51st
School age population, pre-primary education, female 630,022 2024 down 23.3% 53rd
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 1.30 million 2024 down 23.4% 52nd
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 2.63 million 2023 down 8.2% 58th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 97.9% 2023 down 1.2% 77th
Secondary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Primary education, pupils 2.63 million 2023 down 8.2% 58th
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Secondary education, pupils 4.61 million 2023 up 0.3% 26th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.9% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.1% 2023 up 2.9% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9891 GPIA 2023 down 0.9% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 103.0% 2023 up 2.0% 77th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.16 years 2023 up 2.2% 158th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.11 years 2023 up 1.4% 157th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 2.1% 2023 up 132.2% 130th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.6489 % change on previous year 2017 up 90.5% 116th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9899 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% 128th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 102.4% 2018 down 0.5% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 100.2% 2018 down 1.5% 77th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.26 years 2018 down 0.8% 26th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9797 GPI 2018 down 1.0% 138th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.99 years 2018 down 1.8% 34th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 620,157 2023 down 23.6% 30th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 667,641 2023 down 23.7% 31st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 6,592 2023 down 10.3% 104th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0093 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% 144th
Government expenditure on education, total 4.1% 2022 up 0.8% 104th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.013 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.2% 143rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 up 3.7% 160th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 5.04 number per square kilometre 2018 down 9.9% 55th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 100.0% 2022 up 1.7% 3rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.8% 2022 up 0.2% 11th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0261 units per person 2017 down 9.1% 24th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.57 million 2017 down 7.2% 8th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 423,797 2024 up 4.9% 20th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.88 % change on previous year 2018 down 1,862.0% 158th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.55 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 43rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 5.3 units per square kilometre 2017 down 7.2% 18th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 97.8% 2023 down 1.3% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 100.7% 2023 down 0.3% 64th
Number of under-five deaths, male 581 2024 down 43.0% 111th