Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Italy: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 92.7% (2020), 50th of 176 in the world and 27th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 103.6% (2023), 59th of 191 in the world and 12th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 97.4% (2023), 63rd of 168 in the world and 27th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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12 indicators
Education: Italy in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 92.7%2020 | 50/176 | 27/51 | 98.2% | 99.7% | 92.7% | −7.1 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 103.6%2023 | 59/191 | 12/53 | 102.0%2001 | 100.8% | 102.6% | +2.5 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.4%2023 | 63/168 | 27/47 | 101.7%2001 | 101.5% | 98.7% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 100.7%2023 | 60/176 | 30/53 | 97.3%2001 | 101.4% | 101.8% | −0.3 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 96.3%2023 | 52/168 | 24/50 | 102.5%2001 | 99.8% | 99.7% | −4.4 ppsince 2013 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 75.9%2023 | 42/172 | 25/52 | 53.5%2001 | 65.4% | 68.7% | +15.1 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.1%2023 | 111/178 | 18/51 | 0.2%2001 | 0.2% | 1.5% | +1.2 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.3%2019 | 19/141 | 16/27 | 98.4%2001 | 98.8%2011 | 99.3%2019 | +0.9 ppsince 2001 | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2019 | 17/148 | 10/27 | 99.8%2001 | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2019 | +0.1 ppsince 2001 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 11.52017 | 151/173 | 33/48 | 11.0 | · | · | +11%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.1%2022 | 99/184 | 34/49 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 7.4%2022 | 167/179 | 48/49 | 9.2% | 8.7% | 7.8% | −0.6 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Tertiary enrolment+15.1 pp75.9% in 2023
- Adult literacy+0.9 pp99.3% in 2019
- Youth literacy+0.1 pp99.9% in 2019
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−7.1 pp92.7% in 2020
- Primary completion−2.2 pp97.4% in 2023
- Secondary enrolment−0.3 pp100.7% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−4.4 pp96.3% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Italy and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Italy. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Italy | France | Austria | Switzerland | Slovenia | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 92.7%2020 | 106.7%2020 | 102.9%2020 | 102.9%2020 | 94.0%2020 | 112.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 103.6%2023 | 103.4%2024 | 101.3%2024 | 101.2%2024 | 100.9%2023 | 97.7%2023 |
| Primary completion | 97.4%2023 | — | 96.7%2024 | 94.0%2024 | 97.4%2023 | 97.1%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 100.7%2023 | 103.8%2024 | 100.6%2024 | 101.4%2024 | 107.6%2023 | 103.0%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 96.3%2023 | 99.5%2024 | 95.8%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 93.5%2023 | 97.3%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 75.9%2023 | 71.5%2024 | 92.6%2024 | 73.5%2024 | 80.1%2023 | 80.5%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 2.1%2023 | 0.2%2024 | 1.4%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 1.4%2023 | 2.6%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 99.3%2019 | — | — | — | — | 93.3%2011 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2019 | — | — | — | — | 98.9%2011 |