Table 3. Prevalence of dyslexia in Italy from school administrative data (certification of dyslexia known to the school).
| MIUR# data School year 2013–2014 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Children with certification of dyslexia (number) |
Children attending the last three years of the primary school (number*) |
Prevalence of dyslexia (95% CI) | |
| Northern Italy | 15199 | 759177 | 2.0% (2.0–2.0%) |
| Central Italy | 5085 | 321787 | 1.6% (1.5–1.6%) |
| Southern Italy | 4336 | 615399 | 0.7% (0.7–0.7%) |
| Italy | 24620 | 1696363 | 1.5% (1.4–1.5%) |
# Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
*estimate