In the school year 2022/2023, girls generally constituted the majority of the total students enrolled at general schools. In particular, in social sciences general schools they represented more than 80 percent of the enrollments. On the contrary, boys were a vast majority in vocational schools and in technological technical schools. Licei Musicali and economic technical institutes were the most gender-balanced schools, with an equal distribution between female and male students.
Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Liceo delle Scienze Umane (Social sciences general school)
17.7%
82.3%
Liceo Linguistico (Foreign languages general school)
21.46%
78.54%
Liceo Artistico (Artistic general school)
27.08%
72.92%
Liceo Classico (Classic general school)
29.55%
70.45%
European/International general school
31.7%
68.3%
Liceo Musicale e Coreutico (Music and Dance general school)
46.04%
53.96%
Economic technical institute
47.29%
52.71%
Vocational school
56.49%
43.51%
Liceo Scientifico (Scientific general school)
57.09%
42.91%
Three-year vocational school
60.28%
39.72%
Technological technical institute
81.02%
18.98%
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Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. (January 16, 2024). Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. "Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender." Chart. January 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. (2024). Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. "Distribution of Students Enrolled at Upper Secondary Schools in Italy in The School Year 2022/2023, by Type of School and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Distribution of students enrolled at upper secondary schools in Italy in the school year 2022/2023, by type of school and gender [Graph], Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, January 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572914/share-of-enrollment-in-upper-secondary-schools-italy-by-type-of-school-and-gender/
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