„Too few young Italians from disadvantaged backgrounds tend to choose the licei when, instead, they would have the adequate skills and abilities to do so. […] Socioeconomic background rather than merit seem (Anm.: SIC) to play a much more important role in Italy than in Germany when it comes to enrolment to different types of schools.“
OECD (Hrsg.), „Getting Skills Right. Italy“ (2017), S. 94