Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy

Italy: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
127th
of 154 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy, 2013–2018

00.20.40.62013201520182013: 0.543 %2014: 0.506 %2015: 0.489 %2016: 0.452 %2017: 0.43 %2018: 0.409 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy is 0.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

That places Italy 127th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Italy, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 0.5%
2014 0.5% -6.8%
2015 0.5% -3.5%
2016 0.5% -7.5%
2017 0.4% -4.7%
2018 0.4% -4.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Italy was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Italy rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Italy ranks 127th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/