Summary
Compulsory education is highlighted in yellow.
| level | name | duration | certificate awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-school education | Scuola dell'infanzia (nursery school) | 3 years, age 3 to 6 | ||
| Primary education | Scuola primaria (primary school) | 5 years, age 6 to 11 although some children start primary school at 5 instead of at 6 | ||
| Lower secondary education | Scuola secondaria di primo grado (first grade secondary school) | 3 years, age 11 to 14 | Licenza di scuola media | |
| Upper secondary education | Scuola secondaria di secondo grado (second grade secondary school) | 5 years, age 14 to 19 | Diploma di scuola superiore | |
| Formazione professionale | 3 or 5 years, age 14 to 17 or 14 to 19 | Qualifica professionale (3 years), Licenza professionale (5 years) | ||
| Higher education | Laurea (Bachelor's degree) Diploma accademico di primo livello |
3 years | ||
| 4 years, only for "Scienze della Formazione Primaria" (Sciences of the primary education), necessary for teaching in nursery or primary schools | ||||
| Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica (Master's degree) Diploma accademico di secondo livello |
2 years | |||
| Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica a ciclo unico (Bachelor's + Master's degree) | 5 years only for: "Farmacia" (Pharmacy), "Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche" (Chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies), "Medicina Veterinaria" (Veterinary medicine), "Giurisprudenza" (Law), "Architettura" (Architecture), "Arte" (Academy of Fine Arts), "Ingegneria Edile-Architettura" (Construction engineering and architecture) | |||
| 6 years, only for: "Medicina e Chirurgia" (Medicine and surgery), "Musica" (Music Conservatory), "Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria" (Dentistry) | ||||
| Dottorato di ricerca (Ph.D) Diploma accademico di formazione alla ricerca |
3, 4 or 5 years | |||
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