Educational poverty

Educational poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon resulting from the family, economic, and social context in which children and young people live.

Over the last decade, the issue of educational poverty has received increasing attention in various academic, political, legislative, and media contexts; however, a shared definition and a set of statistical indicators are not yet available in the National Statistical System.

For this reason, in 2023, Istat established an inter-institutional scientific Commission with the aim of defining and measuring educational poverty and identifying priority geographical areas in which to direct investments and interventions. The Commission’s work is currently ongoing.