Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy

Italy: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 43.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 155 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 1998
All-time low
23.2%
in 2000
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 53.2 %1999: 53.1 %2000: 23.2 %2001: 23.9 %2002: 24.7 %2003: 24.2 %2004: 51.8 %2005: 50.4 %2006: 49.4 %2007: 48.4 %2008: 48 %2009: 47.9 %2010: 49.1 %2011: 49.2 %2012: 48.4 %2013: 48.7 %2014: 44.1 %2015: 43.7 %2016: 43.4 %2017: 43.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy stood at 43.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy peaked at 53.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.

Italy ranks 27th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Italy, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 53.2%
1999 53.1% -0.2%
2000 23.2% -56.4%
2001 23.9% +3.1%
2002 24.7% +3.6%
2003 24.2% -2.2%
2004 51.8% +114.1%
2005 50.4% -2.7%
2006 49.4% -1.9%
2007 48.4% -2.0%
2008 48.0% -0.8%
2009 47.9% -0.3%
2010 49.1% +2.6%
2011 49.2% +0.3%
2012 48.4% -1.6%
2013 48.7% +0.7%
2014 44.1% -9.6%
2015 43.7% -1.0%
2016 43.4% -0.6%
2017 43.1% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.2% 53.1% 53.2% 2
2000s 39.2% 23.2% 51.8% 10
2010s 46.2% 43.1% 49.2% 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 24 Ethiopia 47.3% compare
  2. 25 Turkey 44.8% compare
  3. 26 Russia 44.3% compare
  4. 28 Niger 42.9% compare
  5. 29 Bulgaria 42.7% compare
  6. 30 El Salvador 42.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Italy was 43.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
How does Italy rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Italy ranks 27th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.