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

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Italy

124,491 number

in 2018

Spain

96,979 number

in 2018

Italy rank

47th

Spain rank

49th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 124,491 number against 96,979 number in Spain, a difference of 27,512 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th of 149 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,048 number	55,898 number	29,850 number	Spain
2000s	17,607 number	22,800 number	5,193 number	Spain
2010s	47,705 number	60,820 number	13,115 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 124,491 number against 96,979 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Italy and Spain?: 27,512 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Italy ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/