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In Italy

Statistics on the school attendance of Roma and Sinti minors in Italy vary considerably according to their source, and a reliable overall picture is not yet available.

Illiteracy: 19.2% of all Roma and Sinti minors in Italy (Source: EU Inclusive – Fondazione Casa della Carità) and as many as 41.42% of all minors who live in Rome’s "nomad camps" (Source: Italian Red Cross, 2008 census).
In some Italian municipalities, many school services connected with the right to education (school canteen, support for disabled pupils, scholarships) are denied to Roma pupils who do not have official residency status.
In some Italian schools when being enrolled, Roma minors, whether Italian or foreign nationals, are recorded as “nomadic” schoolchildren. Even the Italian Ministry of Education uses the classification “nomadic” students.

Bambini rom romeni a Milano (Italia). Vivere in una baraccopoli può rendere difficile frequentare con regolarità e successo la scuola.

Further Reading

Rozzi E. ( a cura di), “Indagine EU Inclusive. La scuola”, Fondazione Casa della Carità, Milano, 2012.
Sacco A., “La scuola. Luogo di appartenenza o di esclusione?”, in Vitale T., "Politiche possibili. Abitare la città con i rom e i sinti", Carocci, Roma, 2009, pp. 132-138.
Spadaro R., “Bambini e ragazzi rom sinti: vivere fra progetti di inclusione e scelte di esclusione”, Ismu, Milano, 2007.
Bolognesi I., “Rom, Sinti e Gagè: culture, processi educativi e diritti”, in Educazione Interculturale, Erickson, vol. 7, num. 3, ottobre 2009.