What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Spain?

60,460 number, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: Enrolment in primary education, male

Italy

1.50 million number

in 2018

Spain

1.56 million number

in 2018

Italy rank

51st

Spain rank

49th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.56 million number against 1.50 million number in Italy, a difference of 60,460 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 51st and Spain ranks 49th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.48 million number	1.85 million number	631,633 number	Italy
1980s	2.02 million number	1.80 million number	214,791 number	Italy
1990s	1.50 million number	1.38 million number	121,861 number	Italy
2000s	1.45 million number	1.31 million number	135,770 number	Italy
2010s	1.47 million number	1.50 million number	26,528 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Italy or Spain?: Spain, at 1.56 million number against 1.50 million number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Spain?: 60,460 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Italy ranks 51st and Spain ranks 49th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.