Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy

Italy: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 132,984 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
132,984 number
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
43rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
308,577 number
in 1999
All-time low
83,136 number
in 2010
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy, 1999–2018

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1999200820181999: 308.6k number2000: 300.0k number2001: 236.4k number2002: 216.5k number2003: 195.1k number2004: 165.1k number2005: 159.4k number2006: 120.6k number2007: 140.3k number2008: 97.0k number2009: 103.7k number2010: 83.1k number2011: 136.4k number2012: 139.5k number2013: 94.7k number2014: 97.0k number2015: 88.1k number2016: 94.5k number2017: 115.0k number2018: 133.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 132,984 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018.

The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy peaked at 308,577 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 83,136 number, in 2010.

Italy ranks 43rd of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Italy, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 308,577 number
2000 300,023 number -2.8%
2001 236,410 number -21.2%
2002 216,536 number -8.4%
2003 195,062 number -9.9%
2004 165,146 number -15.3%
2005 159,446 number -3.5%
2006 120,572 number -24.4%
2007 140,343 number +16.4%
2008 96,976 number -30.9%
2009 103,748 number +7.0%
2010 83,136 number -19.9%
2011 136,413 number +64.1%
2012 139,506 number +2.3%
2013 94,655 number -32.1%
2014 96,986 number +2.5%
2015 88,145 number -9.1%
2016 94,457 number +7.2%
2017 114,995 number +21.7%
2018 132,984 number +15.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 132,984 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 21.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 132,984 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,274 number, 11.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 308,577 number 308,577 number 308,577 number 1
2000s 173,426 number 96,976 number 300,023 number 10
2010s 109,031 number 83,136 number 139,506 number 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 173,673 number compare
  2. 41 Uzbekistan 156,663 number compare
  3. 42 El Salvador 140,332 number compare
  4. 44 Paraguay 132,093 number compare
  5. 45 Tajikistan 128,925 number compare
  6. 46 Ukraine 106,880 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Italy was 132,984 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 308,577 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 83,136 number in 2010.
How does Italy rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Italy ranks 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/