School enrollment, primary, female in Italy
Italy: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in Italy, 1976–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Italy stood at 95.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Italy peaked at 99.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2017.
That places Italy 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 95.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 25.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Italy?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Italy was 95.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Italy ranks 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.