Education in Italy

3,337 indicators covering education for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.3% 2025 up 0.8% 13th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 0.7% 15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1 modelled data 2025 down 0.2% 114th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 99.1% 2025 up 0.9% 14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 87.5% 2025 up 8.0% 41st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 90.0% 2025 up 6.8% 45th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.05 modelled data 2025 down 2.0% 90th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 85.1% 2025 up 9.3% 41st
Teachers in secondary education, male 57,313 2024 down 50.1% 44th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.3% 2025 down 42.3% 69th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.7% 2025 down 49.6% 80th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.4% 2025 down 46.3% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 89.6% 2023 up 25.6% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 63.5% 2023 up 24.5% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA 2023 up 0.5% 74th
Primary education, teachers 93.8% 2024 down 2.2% 17th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 131,040 number 2018 down 7.9% 11th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0451 % change on previous year 2018 down 101.6% 141st
Repeaters, primary, total 0.3% 2017 up 37.5% 150th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.29 years 2023 up 28.4% 41st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.07 years 2023 up 26.8% 44th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.28 GPIA 2023 up 0.7% 74th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.1% 2018 up 428.3% 84th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 16.84 years 2023 up 5.4% 33rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 97.4% 2023 down 2.2% 71st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 92,744 number 2018 down 10.2% 28th
Persistence to grade 5, total 99.9% 2022 up 1.0% 3rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 99.9% 2022 up 1.0% 3rd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 165 2024 down 21.1% 99th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 245 2024 down 6.5% 95th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 575 2024 down 11.7% 84th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 850 2024 down 16.5% 85th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 96.3% 2017 down 7.2% 141st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 96.9% 2017 down 8.4% 138th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 4.8% 2023 up 156.9% 127th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.86 years 2023 down 2.9% 44th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.91 years 2023 down 2.9% 41st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9828 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 159th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 98.3% 2024 down 0.4% 75th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 2,104 2024 up 26.0% 40th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 121,884 2024 down 7.0% 10th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 down 2.0% 87th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 46,472 2024 up 26.5% 23rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 39.7% 2024 up 6.1% 101st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 70,475 2024 up 15.0% 22nd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 30.7% 156th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 35,500 people 2100 down 33.0% 85th
Population by level of education 22.15 million people 2100 up 5.4% 33rd
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.1 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 2.9% 65th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.3% 2017 up 53.9% 150th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.4% 2017 up 28.6% 145th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.42 years 2023 up 6.2% 31st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.3 years 2023 up 4.7% 34th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% 74th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 98.9% 2018 down 0.2% 63rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 97.4% 2023 down 2.2% 67th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 97.4% 2023 down 2.3% 70th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 110th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 129,571 number 2018 down 8.0% 10th
School enrollment, secondary, private 7.8% 2023 up 11.1% 123rd