Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy

Italy: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 190,358 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
190,358 number
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
45th
of 142 countries
All-time high
657,931 number
in 1999
All-time low
161,074 number
in 2010
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy, 1999–2018

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k1999200820181999: 657.9k number2000: 563.5k number2001: 529.0k number2002: 449.9k number2003: 417.7k number2004: 370.0k number2005: 344.0k number2006: 253.0k number2007: 288.9k number2008: 185.5k number2009: 204.8k number2010: 161.1k number2011: 273.6k number2012: 294.2k number2013: 207.9k number2014: 196.4k number2015: 169.9k number2016: 181.1k number2017: 177.2k number2018: 190.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 190,358 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2018.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy peaked at 657,931 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 161,074 number, in 2010.

Italy ranks 45th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Italy, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 657,931 number
2000 563,510 number -14.4%
2001 529,035 number -6.1%
2002 449,870 number -15.0%
2003 417,696 number -7.2%
2004 369,996 number -11.4%
2005 344,004 number -7.0%
2006 252,963 number -26.5%
2007 288,948 number +14.2%
2008 185,530 number -35.8%
2009 204,772 number +10.4%
2010 161,074 number -21.3%
2011 273,597 number +69.9%
2012 294,174 number +7.5%
2013 207,910 number -29.3%
2014 196,439 number -5.5%
2015 169,924 number -13.5%
2016 181,107 number +6.6%
2017 177,185 number -2.2%
2018 190,358 number +7.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 190,358 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 12.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 190,358 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,257 number, 7.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 657,931 number 657,931 number 657,931 number 1
2000s 360,632 number 185,530 number 563,510 number 10
2010s 205,752 number 161,074 number 294,174 number 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 42 Eritrea 232,651 number compare
  2. 43 Ecuador 228,954 number compare
  3. 44 Argentina 219,434 number compare
  4. 46 El Salvador 186,656 number compare
  5. 47 Tajikistan 185,569 number compare
  6. 48 Paraguay 170,520 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Italy was 190,358 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 657,931 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 161,074 number in 2010.
How does Italy rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Italy ranks 45th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/