Current state-school registry distributions, including 2026/27 and 2025/26.
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Education in Italy
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Italy's education page uses the Ministry's current school open-data catalogue and recent Istat reporting on technical and professional upper-secondary pathways. Current school registry data are available for the 2026/27 school year. Italy's strongest current evidence in this source pass is not a single pupil total but the Ministry's live school registry and Istat's reporting on newer technical and professional pathways.
Italy education snapshot
Italy's strongest current evidence in this source pass is not a single pupil total but the Ministry's live school registry and Istat's reporting on newer technical and professional pathways.
School registry data
2026/27
Previous registry
2025/26
4-year technical/pro schools
247
4-year pathways
400
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The system section keeps the familiar primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary progression while recognising the general, technical and professional choices in later schooling.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Primary school | First stage | Primary education begins the main school pathway. |
| First-cycle secondary | Lower secondary | Lower-secondary education follows primary school. |
| General, technical or professional | Upper secondary | Students can follow liceo, technical or professional routes. |
| Higher education and ITS routes | After school | University and tertiary technical routes follow upper-secondary study. |
Key evidence
The first two cards describe data availability by school year; the other two are actual 2025/26 counts of schools and approved four-year pathways.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| School registry data | 2026/27 | 1 Sep 2026 | State-school open-data distribution |
| Previous registry | 2025/26 | 1 Sep 2025 | State-school open-data distribution |
| 4-year technical/pro schools | 247 | 2025/26 | Schools offering approved 4-year pathways |
| 4-year pathways | 400 | 2025/26 | Approved technical/professional courses |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Italy evidence
Istat's figures show the scale of the newer four-year technical and professional offer without implying that it represents all upper-secondary education.
The page avoids manufacturing a nationwide enrolment total from the open-data catalogue because that would require a separate aggregation step.
Frequently asked questions
How current is Italy's state-school registry?
The Ministry open-data catalogue includes a 2026/27 distribution dated 1 September 2026.
Is 2025/26 data still available?
Yes. The same catalogue retains a 2025/26 state-school distribution dated 1 September 2025.
How many schools offered approved four-year technical or professional pathways in 2025/26?
Istat reports 247 schools.
How many four-year pathways were offered in 2025/26?
Istat reports 400 approved pathways.
Sources and methodology
The Ministry open-data catalogue provides the current registry evidence, while Istat provides the 2025/26 pathway counts.
National reporting on the 4+2 technical and professional education pathway.
Country education-system and vocational pathway context.
Methodology: Italy's registry dates are presented as data-availability dates, not student statistics; Istat school and pathway counts retain their 2025/26 scope.