Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Italy

Gross secondary school enrolment in Italy was 100.7% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2012.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2023 100.7% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2022 −0.7percentage points 2022: 101.4%
European Union, 2023 107.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 105.3% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 51st of 147 See the full ranking

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Italy over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2024 – 107.0%
2023 100.7% 107.0%
2022 101.4% 107.6%
2021 101.8% 108.0%
2020 101.8% 108.1%
2019 101.7% 107.3%
2018 101.5% 107.6%
2017 101.0% 107.4%
2016 100.7% 107.1%
2015 101.2% 108.0%
2014 101.1% 108.2%
2013 101.0% 108.9%
2012 100.4% 106.7%
2011 101.6% 107.7%
2010 101.4% 107.0%
2009 100.2% 105.6%
2008 100.3% 104.9%
2007 99.8% 103.7%
2006 99.5% 103.7%
2005 99.2% 102.9%
2004 99.1% 101.4%
2003 99.5% 103.7%
2002 98.8% 103.3%
2001 97.3% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 101.4% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 101.0%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 51st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 107.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Italy
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics