Italy Data

The EASIE data collection takes place every two years. Country data is added to this website as and when it becomes available. The default view is the most recent school year available.

The data is presented in tables, focusing on different aspects of inclusive education. Unless stated otherwise in the notes, the data displayed is from the selected school year.

Where data is not displayed, the following reasons have been given: 'M' for missing data and 'NA' where data is not applicable.

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2016/2017 Data:

Table 1: Population and enrolment
Table 2: Age samples
Table 3: Children/learners with an official decision of SEN

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
1.1 Actual population of children/learners at:	809,976	765,579	1,575,555 1.1	1,454,155	1,370,903	2,825,058 1.2	874,766	824,086	1,698,852 1.3	1,469,225	1,375,592	2,844,817 1.4
1.2 Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings at:	790,424	728,419	1,518,843 2.1	1,440,195	1,352,219	2,792,414 2.2	898,786	830,440	1,729,226 2.3	1,372,673	1,292,294	2,664,967 2.4
1.3 Children/learners out of formal educational settings at:	M	M	M 3.1	M	M	M 3.2	M	M	M 3.3	M	M	M 3.4
1.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings at:	790,265	728,303	1,518,568 4.1	1,439,212	1,351,578	2,790,790 4.2	898,438	830,087	1,728,525 4.3	1,372,389	1,292,013	2,664,402 4.4
1.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	790,265	728,303	1,518,568 5.1	1,439,212	1,351,578	2,790,790 5.2	898,438	830,087	1,728,525 5.3	1,372,389	1,292,013	2,664,402 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
Notes: ISCED 02: ages 3–5.
^1.2 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
Notes: ISCED 1: ages 6–10.
^1.3 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
Notes: ISCED 2: ages 11–13.
^1.4 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
Notes: ISCED 3: ages 14–18.
^2.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: Data for the district of Bolzano is not available.
^2.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^2.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^2.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: Data for the district of Bolzano is not available.
^3.1 Notes: No data available.
^3.2 Notes: No data available.
^3.3 Notes: No data available.
^3.4 Notes: No data available.
^4.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q1.2 and the number of children enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q1.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q1.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q1.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^5.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q1.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q1.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q1.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q1.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.

Question	4 years			9 years			15 years			17 years
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
2.1 Population aged:	272,013	257,166	529,179 1.1	292,136	275,544	567,680 1.2	291,890	274,668	566,558 1.3	292,720	274,686	567,406 1.4
2.2. Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings aged:	261,635	243,889	505,524 2.1	288,152	270,605	558,757 2.2	269,613	255,633	525,246 2.3	243,343	238,668	482,011 2.4
2.3 Children/learners out of formal education aged:	M	M	M 3.1	M	M	M 3.2	M	M	M 3.3	M	M	M 3.4
2.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings aged:	261,587	243,850	505,437 4.1	288,003	270,513	558,516 4.2	269,491	255,491	524,982 4.3	243,300	238,634	481,934 4.4
2.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time aged:	261,587	243,850	505,437 5.1	288,003	270,513	558,516 5.2	269,531	255,536	525,067 5.3	243,300	238,634	481,934 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
^1.2 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
^1.3 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
^1.4 Sources: Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu
^2.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: This includes 4-year-old children enrolled in ISCED 02.
^2.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: This includes 9-year-old learners enrolled in ISCED 1.
^2.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: This includes 15-year-old learners enrolled in ISCED 2 and ISCED 3. The Istituto per lo sviluppo della formazione professionale dei lavoratori – ISFOL (Institute for the Development of Vocational Training of Workers) collects data on vocational education and training (with reference to 15-year-old learners), but this data is not currently available.
^2.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: This includes 17-year-old learners enrolled in ISCED 3. The number of 17-year-old learners enrolled in ISCED 2 is not available. The Istituto per lo sviluppo della formazione professionale dei lavoratori – ISFOL (Institute for the Development of Vocational Training of Workers) collects data on vocational education and training (with reference to 17-year-old learners), but this data is not currently available.
^3.1 Notes: No data available.
^3.2 Notes: No data available.
^3.3 Notes: No data available.
^3.4 Notes: No data available.
^4.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q2.2 and the number of children enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q2.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q2.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^4.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: There is a difference between Q2.2 and the number of learners enrolled in separate special settings (not necessarily with an official decision of SEN).
^5.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q2.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q2.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q2.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.
^5.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: These figures are the same as Q2.4 because the Italian school system does not have special classes in mainstream schools.

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
3.1 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN in any form of education at:	20,424	7,714	28,138 1.1	66,171	24,674	90,845 1.2	47,274	22,196	69,470 1.3	44,049	21,864	65,913 1.4
3.2 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	20,307	7,661	27,968 2.1	65,345	24,283	89,628 2.2	47,113	22,166	69,279 2.3	43,908	21,791	65,699 2.4
3.3 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special groups/units/classes in mainstream educational settings at:	NA	NA	NA 3.1	NA	NA	NA 3.2	NA	NA	NA 3.3	NA	NA	NA 3.4
3.4 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre)schools at:	117	53	170 4.1	826	391	1,217 4.2	161	30	191 4.3	141	73	214 4.4
3.5 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in non-formal education at:	M	M	M 5.1	M	M	M 5.2	M	M	M 5.3	M	M	M 5.4
3.6 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN out of any form of education:	M	M	M 6.1	M	M	M 6.2	M	M	M 6.3	M	M	M 6.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^1.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^1.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^1.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
^2.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: Data for the district of Bolzano is not available.
^2.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it and Istituto Nazionale di Statistica – ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics), https://www.istat.it
Notes: The data for the district of Bolzano is collected by ISTAT.
^2.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it and Istituto Nazionale di Statistica – ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics), https://www.istat.it
Notes: The data for the district of Bolzano is collected by ISTAT.
^2.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: Data for the district of Bolzano is not available.
^3.1 Notes: The Italian school system does not separate children with SEN from their non-disabled peers in mainstream settings.
^3.2 Notes: The Italian school system does not separate learners with SEN from their non-disabled peers in mainstream schools.
^3.3 Notes: The Italian school system does not separate learners with SEN from their non-disabled peers in mainstream schools.
^3.4 Notes: The Italian school system does not separate learners with SEN from their non-disabled peers in mainstream schools.
^4.1 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: In the Italian school system, there are very few separate special pre-schools.
^4.2 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it and Istituto Nazionale di Statistica – ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics), https://www.istat.it
Notes: The data for the district of Bolzano is collected by ISTAT. In the Italian school system, there are very few separate special schools.
^4.3 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it and Istituto Nazionale di Statistica – ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics), https://www.istat.it
Notes: The data for the district of Bolzano is collected by ISTAT. In the Italian school system, there are very few separate special schools.
^4.4 Sources: Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca – MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), http://www.miur.gov.it
Notes: In the Italian school system, there are very few separate special schools.
^5.1 Notes: No data available.
^5.2 Notes: No data available.
^5.3 Notes: No data available.
^5.4 Notes: No data available.
^6.1 Notes: No data available.
^6.2 Notes: No data available.
^6.3 Notes: No data available.
^6.4 Notes: No data available.

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