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Global Parents Survey | March 2018 | Italy | Public

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2Global Parents Survey | March 2018 | Italy | Public


Only one in five (21%) Italian parents think standards of education have got better in the last 10 years, the fourth lowest of all the countries surveyed after Russia and South Africa (20%), Germany (19%) and France (8%).

Italian parents spend longer helping their children with their education than parents in any other European country surveyed, with 25% spending 7 hours or longer per week, versus 17% in Spain, 14% in Germany, and 11% in the UK and in France.

Italy is the only major European economy where parents overwhelmingly (70%) support the government providing education vouchers. This is higher than Spain (51%), France (44%), the UK (39%) and Germany (39%).

Global average 40%

Global rank 24th

Global average 25%

Global rank 15th

Global average 61%

Global rank 9th


Italians place more importance on university than any other European country surveyed, with 37% of parents saying it’s extremely important their child attends and 66% saying it’s very important.

Only 39% of Italians are optimistic about their child’s future, far lower than the survey average of 60%, lower than many established economies such as the US (68%) and UK (57%), and only marginally higher than Germany (38%) and France (31%).

Global average 40%

Global rank 15th

Global average 60%

Global rank 25th


Base: All parents (27380). Research commissioned by the Varkey Foundation, conducted by Ipsos MORI between 8th December 2017 - 15th January 2018.

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IndiaChina

SingaporeIndonesia

KenyaSouth Korea

VietnamEstonia

MalaysiaPeru

ColombiaUganda

GLOBAL AVERAGEFinland

United StatesBrazil

TurkeyAustralia

MexicoPoland

United KingdomCanada

SpainArgentina

ItalyJapan

South AfricaRussia

GermanyFrance

% rating education as 'better' % rating education as 'the same' % rating education as 'worse' Don't know

Do you think the standard of education in your country has become better or worse over the last 10 years?

Only one in five (21%) Italian parents think standards of education have got better in the last 10 years, the fourth lowest of all the countries surveyed after Russia and South Africa (20%), Germany (19%), France (8%) and equal to Japan (21%). Over half (56%) of Italian parents think standards of education have got worse in the same period, compared with a survey average of 37%.


PISA 2015*N/A525416N/A425518416403397487475556N/AN/AN/A481401496501N/A493516509510528509495534538531


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4%3%

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5%

FinlandJapan

EstoniaFrance

United KingdomCanada

AustraliaGermany

South KoreaSpain

UgandaPoland

United StatesBrazilItaly

GLOBAL AVERAGESouth Africa

KenyaSingaporeArgentina

RussiaPeru

IndonesiaMexico

ChinaTurkey

MalaysiaColombia

VietnamIndia

7 hours or more between 4 and 7 hours between 2 and 4 hours between 1 and 2 hours less than 1 hour None

On average, how much time, do you spend helping your child academically with their education per week (e.g. help reading to them or helping with homework)?

Italian parents spend longer helping their children with their education than parents in any other European country surveyed, with 25%spending 7 hours or longer per week, versus 17% in Spain, 14% in Germany, and 11% in the UK and in France.


PISA 2015 N/AN/A516397416416401487481N/A416403425501525N/A51849651651055649347549553852853150950953422%

24%22%

25%23%

14%25%25%

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8%11%

7%11%

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75%75%76%78%78%79%81%

84%

EstoniaGermany

United KingdomFinlandCanada

JapanFrance

ArgentinaSpain

SingaporeAustralia

South KoreaUnited States

ChinaGLOBAL AVERAGE

VietnamPolandTurkey

IndonesiaMalaysiaUganda

ItalyRussiaBrazil

MexicoColombia

PeruSouth Africa

IndiaKenya

% Disapprove % Approve


*Mean science score in PISA 2015

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers above the OECD average; countries/economies with a

share of low achievers below the OECD average

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers/share of low achievers not significantly different from

the OECD average

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers below the OECD average; countries/economies with a

share of low achievers above the OECD average

To what extent do you/would you approve or disapprove of this [education vouchers] happening in your country?

Italy is the only major European economy where parents overwhelmingly (70%) support the government providing education vouchers. This is higher than Spain (51%), France (44%), the UK (39%) and Germany (39%).


% 10/10 ‘extremely important’

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FranceUnited Kingdom

GermanyFinland

JapanSouth Korea

AustraliaCanada

SpainVietnamEstonia

SingaporeGLOBAL AVERAGE

ItalyPoland

UgandaChina

United StatesMalaysia

KenyaRussia

South AfricaTurkey

ArgentinaPeru

IndonesiaIndiaBrazil

MexicoColombia

% not very important (1-3)* % very important (8-10)*

*Scored on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is extremely important and 1 is not at all important.

How important or not do you think it is that your child attends university in order to achieve the most in life?

Italians place more importance on university than any other European country surveyed, with 37% of parents saying it’s extremely important their child attends and 66% saying it’s very important. By comparison, only 11% in France, 13% in the UK, 13% in Germany and 23% in Spain say it’s extremely important.



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JapanFrance

South KoreaGermany

ItalySpain

SingaporeTurkeyPoland

MalaysiaUnited Kingdom

South AfricaAustralia

GLOBAL AVERAGECanadaRussia

UgandaChina

EstoniaVietnam

United StatesIndia

ArgentinaBrazil

FinlandMexico

ColombiaIndonesia

KenyaPeru

% pessimistic % optimistic

Taking everything into consideration, how optimistic or pessimistic are you about your child’s future?

Only 39% of Italians are optimistic about their child’s future, far lower than the survey average of 60%, lower than many established economies such as the US (68%) and UK (57%), and only marginally higher than Germany (38%) and France (31%).


PISA 2015* N/A496N/A534509531510403401N/A528475416556N/A493N/A481N/A495525416501N/A3974255385094875165%

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83%84%84%84%85%86%86%87%87%87%87%

91%92%

South KoreaRussia

GermanyJapan

TurkeyPeru

MalaysiaPolandMexico

VietnamFrance

GLOBAL AVERAGEItaly

ChinaSpain

UgandaSingaporeColombiaArgentina

CanadaSouth Africa

BrazilIndonesiaAustralia

FinlandUnited Kingdom

EstoniaIndia

United StatesKenya

% rating quality as 'fairly poor'/'very poor' % rating quality as 'fairly good'/'very good'

How would you rate the quality of teaching at your child’s current school?

The survey also revealed that 78%of Italian parents rate the quality of teaching at their child’s school as good, but this is higher for fee-paying schools (95%) than free to attend schools (76%). *Mean science score in PISA Science 2015

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers above the OECD average; countries/economies with a

share of low achievers below the OECD average

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers/share of low achievers not significantly different from the

OECD average

Countries/economies with a mean performance/share of top performers below the OECD average; countries/economies with a

share of low achievers above the OECD average



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90%

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UgandaTurkey

South AfricaRussiaBrazil

ColombiaGermany

South KoreaItaly

ArgentinaJapan

FranceSpain

GLOBAL AVERAGEIndia

VietnamPolandKenya

MalaysiaIndonesia

ChinaUnited States

United KingdomAustraliaCanada

SingaporeEstoniaFinland

% rating quality as 'fairly poor'/'very poor' % rating quality as 'fairly good'/'very good'


How would you rate the quality of free to attend government-funded schools in your country?

Only 34%, however, rate the quality of free to attend schools in Italy as good, generally in line with Italy’s PISA ranking of 34th out of 70 countries. A similar proportion (31%) rate free to attend schools as poor or very poor – the highest of the EU’s five largest economies and considerably higher than the UK where only 11% rate free to attend schools as poor.


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86%88%

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PolandItaly

GermanyTurkey

CanadaUganda

PeruGLOBAL AVERAGE

ArgentinaBrazil

MexicoSpain

EstoniaColombia

United KingdomAustralia

South AfricaMalaysia

SingaporeVietnam

KenyaChina

United StatesFinland

IndonesiaIndia

% not well % well PISA 2015* N/AN/A531496518N/A525556N/AN/A510509416534493416401475N/A397N/A528425509481N/A538495487516


How well, if at all, do you think your child’s school is preparing them for the future world of 2030 and beyond?

Just over half (52%) of Italians believe their child’s school is preparing them well for the world of 2030 and beyond, below the global average of 64%. This is higher than France (47%) but lower than the other major EU economies, with 67% in the UK believing their child’s school is preparing them well for the world of 2030 and beyond, 67% in Spain and 57% in Germany.


Base: Parents who feel their child is underprepared for the world of 2030 and beyond (9758). Research commissioned by the Varkey Foundation, conducted by Ipsos MORI between 8th December 2017 - 15th January 2018.

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51%50%

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IndonesiaPolandMexico

ColombiaPeru

FinlandBrazilChinaJapan

VietnamTurkey

MalaysiaUganda

SpainArgentina

EstoniaItaly

GLOBAL AVERAGERussia

IndiaSingapore

FranceKenya

GermanyUnited Kingdom

United StatesCanada

AustraliaSouth AfricaSouth Korea

Greater focus on thenew type of careers,jobs and skills neededfor the future

A more relevant andup to date curriculumthat keeps pace withchange

Greater focus onpreparing them touse new andemerging technology

Greater focus onnon-traditional or'softer' skills

Greater internationaloutlook

% selecting as 1st/2nd/3rd choice

NB: 54% of parents from Indonesia who felt unprepared selected ‘don’t know’

Which of the following, if any, are the most important areas where you think your child’s school should be doing more to better prepare your child for the world of 2030 and beyond?

Of the 43% who don’t believe their child’s school is preparing them well for the world of 2030 and beyond, 72% list a greater international outlook as among the top three ways for schools to better equip their children.



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43%43%

27%29%

33%50%

47%38%

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37%25%

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41%43%

45%27%

31%36%

33%40%

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31%34%

35%34%

33%30%

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37%38%

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38%38%

36%40%

34%30%

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22%34%

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31%34%

26%28%

39%

IndonesiaMexico

South KoreaPeru

PolandVietnamMalaysia

ItalyColombia

TurkeyJapanKenyaChina

SingaporeSpainIndia

GLOBAL AVERAGEEstonia

ArgentinaCanadaRussia

South AfricaFinland

BrazilUganda

AustraliaFrance

United StatesUnited Kingdom

Germany

More / better pay for teachers Computers/technology

Extra-curricularactivities, e.g.sport/drama/arts clubs

Resources(e.g. textbooks)

Support staff(e.g. counsellors,teaching assistants)

Buildings andother facilitiessuch as playingfields andcommon areas

Top 6 categories most often chosen as 1st,2nd or 3rd choice globally

NB: 30% of parents from Indonesia gave an answer of ‘don’t know’

If there were additional funds for your child’s school, which of the following would you like to see it spent on?

If there were additional funds for their children’s schools, over half (56%) would see them invested in computers/technology, the top choice for Italian parents and a considerably higher proportion than the global average (46%). By contrast, 52% would spend the hypothetical funds on extracurricular activities, 49% on buildings and other facilities, 43% on more teachers or better pay for existing teachers, 43%on resources, 30% on support staff.

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