The vast majority were born in Italy, accounting for more than one out of every ten students. There are 80,000 more than five years ago; in tiny villages they are critical to the existence of schools, but they remain largely invisible, with no claim to citizenship. We're talking about pupils with non-Italian citizenship, who number 869,336 this school year, the most in the last five years and almost 70 thousand more than in 2022/2023 alone. "The lack of recognition of Italian citizenship has an impact on academic success and marks the path of growth and training compared to peers," the advocacy group Save the Children said. It is important to note that 67.5% of students with non-Italian nationality were born in Italy. However, only 77.9% of children with non-Italian citizenship are enrolled and attend kindergarten, compared to 95.1% of Italians, exposing them to the realities of marginalization from an early age.