Abstract
Although Italy now has a rate of attainment in upper secondary education which, for the youngest generation, is comparable to other OECD nations, this has been achieved only recently and there remain large differences between age-cohorts. As shown in Table 9.1, Italy’s older generations have a much lower rate of school completion than is found in other countries and the OECD as a whole. In effect, although the differences have progressively diminished, Italy remains considerably behind on the comparative international stage.
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Fini, R. (2007). School Achievement in Italy. In: Teese, R., Lamb, S., Duru-Bellat, M., Helme, S. (eds) International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5916-2_20
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