Primary and secondary education in Italy

Statistics report about primary and secondary education in Italy

Primary and secondary education in Italy

This report presents statistics and facts about primary and secondary education in Italy. The first chapter offers an overview about the Italian school system and the education levels achieved in the country, compared with other European states. Thereafter, the second one explores Italians' educational attainment and results. Two sections extensively illustrate enrollments at primary and secondary schools. In particular, the fourth chapter describes the three different education paths that high school students can choose: general high school, technical high school, or vocational school. The following section sheds light on the problem of Italian teachers' low salaries and high job insecurity. Finally, the report concludes with a focus on public investments on education.

The report Higher education in Italy offers deeper insights on tertiary education in the country.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Europe 2023
  • Basic Statistic PISA results in Europe in 2022, by category
  • Premium Statistic Share of GDP spent on education in Europe 2022
  • Basic Statistic Education expenditure per pupil in Italy compared to the EU 2021, by education level
  • Basic Statistic Italian stages of education 2023-2024, by duration
  • Premium Statistic Length of school summer holiday in European countries in 2018/19
  • Premium Statistic Share of foreign students in schools in Italy 2021/2022, by education level
  • Basic Statistic Bullying and cyberbullying among Italian teenagers 2022, by age and gender

Educational attainment

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  • Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Italy 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic PISA results in Italy 2012-2022, by category
  • Basic Statistic Esami di Maturità final results in Italy 2015-2024, by mark range

Primary and lower secondary education

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  • Basic Statistic Enrollment at kindergarten schools in Italy 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Enrollment at elementary schools in Italy 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Mean number of children per class in Italian elementary schools 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of children in elementary schools 2021-2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Enrollment at middle schools in Italy 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Mean number of pupils per class in Italian middle schools 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment in middle schools in Italy 2021-2022 by region

Upper secondary education

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  • Basic Statistic Enrollment at high schools in Italy 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Mean number of students per class in Italian high schools 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment in upper secondary schools in Italy 2021-2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Students enrolled at general high schools in Italy 2022-2023, by type of school
  • Premium Statistic Students enrolled at technical high schools in Italy 2022-2023, by type of school
  • Premium Statistic Students enrolled at vocational schools in Italy 2022-2023, by type of school
  • Basic Statistic Students enrolled at high schools 2022-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Rate of high school dropouts in Italy 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic High school students studying foreign languages in Italy 2022, by language

Teachers

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  • Basic Statistic Number of teachers in Italy, 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in Italy, 2013-2022
  • Basic Statistic Teachers' salary in Italy 2022, by education level
  • Basic Statistic Share of teachers with a temporary contract in Italy, 2015-2023

Public spending on education

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  • Basic Statistic Government spending on education in Italy 1995-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of GDP spent on education in Italy 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure on education as a share of total spending in Italy 2022, by level
  • Basic Statistic Monthly inflation of education in Italy 2020-2024

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