Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Italy

Primary school enrollment in Italy in 2017 — 95.7%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 137. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2017 95.7% −0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank 51of 137
Period maximum 99.5%1979
Period minimum 95.7%2017

Trend over time

1973–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Italy, 1973–2017959697989910019731978198319881993199820032008201320171973: 99.5%1976: 98.4%1979: 99.5%1985: 99%1995: 97.1%1996: 98.2%1997: 99.1%1999: 98.8%2000: 98.5%2001: 98.7%2002: 98.6%2003: 98.4%2004: 98.6%2005: 98.4%2006: 98.4%2007: 98.4%2008: 98.2%2009: 97.6%2010: 97.6%2011: 97.2%2012: 97.4%2013: 97.8%2014: 97.1%2015: 96.6%2016: 96%2017: 95.7%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 95.7%
World 89.3%
Southern Europe computed 96.3%
Primary school enrollment — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95.7 −0.4 pp
2016 96 −0.6 pp
2015 96.6 −0.6 pp
2014 97.1 −0.7 pp
2013 97.8 +0.4 pp
2012 97.4 +0.2 pp
2011 97.2 −0.5 pp
2010 97.6 +0 pp
2009 97.6 −0.6 pp
2008 98.2 −0.2 pp
2007 98.4 +0 pp
2006 98.4 −0 pp
2005 98.4 −0.2 pp
2004 98.6 +0.2 pp
2003 98.4 −0.1 pp
2002 98.6 −0.1 pp
2001 98.7 +0.2 pp
2000 98.5 −0.4 pp
1999 98.8
1997 99.1 +0.9 pp
1996 98.2 +1.2 pp
1995 97.1
1985 99
1979 99.5
1976 98.4
1973 99.5

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.