Milan, 22 Sept. (LaPresse) – In one in eight nursery classes, the proportion of children with non-Italian citizenship exceeds 30 per cent. This has been revealed by Tuttoscuola, which analysed official data from the Ministry of Education and Merit’s single portal relating to the 2024–25 academic year, the latest figures available. The analysis comprehensively covered every single school across the country, counting the number of pupils – both Italian and foreign (including first- and second-generation children, i.e. those born in Italy to foreign parents) – and, based on the number of classes in each school, determining how many exceeded the 30 per cent threshold. The analysis focuses on nursery schools (children aged between 4 and 6), which represent the ‘frontline’ of the Italian school system: in the coming years, this trend is set to extend to the subsequent levels of the education system. And the proportion of foreign pupils in nursery schools is set to rise, in line with demographic trends: suffice it to say that over the last six years, the number of Italian pupils has fallen by 14 per cent, whilst the number of foreign pupils has increased, albeit only slightly (+1 per cent).
Schools: Tuttoscuola – in nursery schools, 1 in 8 classes has over 30 per cent foreign children
Milan, 22 Sept. (LaPresse) – In one in eight nursery classes, the proportion of children with non-Italian citizenship exceeds 30 per cent. This has been revealed by Tuttoscuola, which analysed official data from the Ministry of Education and Merit’s single portal relating to the 2024–25 academic year, the latest figures available. The analysis comprehensively covered every single school across the country, counting the number of pupils – both Italian and foreign (including first- and second-generation children, i.e. those born in Italy to foreign parents) – and, based on the number of classes in each school, determining how many exceeded the 30 per cent threshold. The analysis focuses on nursery schools (children aged between 4 and 6), which represent the ‘frontline’ of the Italian school system: in the coming years, this trend is set to extend to the subsequent levels of the education system. And the proportion of foreign pupils in nursery schools is set to rise, in line with demographic trends: suffice it to say that over the last six years, the number of Italian pupils has fallen by 14 per cent, whilst the number of foreign pupils has increased, albeit only slightly (+1 per cent).