The Italian education system is divided into: nursery, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Compulsory education in Italy begins at the age of six in elementary school and lasts until 16 years old, when students normally attend the second year of high school. Children usually study in elementary school for five years, before attending middle school for three years and then high school. High schools can relate to different forms of education: licei, i.e., general upper secondary schools, technical, or vocational schools. Instead of high school, students can also choose to attend regional vocational training, which last for four years.
Education stages in Italy as of the school year 2023/2024, by duration
* Nido d'infanzia (nursery) is marked as ISCED 0 based on the law 107/2015, implemented from school year 2017/18. ** Vocational training can also last four years instead of five.
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Indire, & European Commission. (December 14, 2023). Education stages in Italy as of the school year 2023/2024, by duration [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067723/classification-of-education-by-duration-in-italy/
Indire, und European Commission. "Education stages in Italy as of the school year 2023/2024, by duration." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067723/classification-of-education-by-duration-in-italy/
Indire, European Commission. (2023). Education stages in Italy as of the school year 2023/2024, by duration. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067723/classification-of-education-by-duration-in-italy/
Indire, and European Commission. "Education Stages in Italy as of The School Year 2023/2024, by Duration." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067723/classification-of-education-by-duration-in-italy/
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