Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy

Italy: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 17,231 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
17,231 number
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
41st
of 132 countries
All-time high
17,231 number
in 2018
All-time low
0 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy, 1999–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200820181999: 0 number2000: 0 number2001: 6.7k number2002: 4.4k number2003: 3.0k number2004: 0 number2005: 0 number2006: 0 number2007: 0 number2008: 0 number2009: 0 number2010: 0 number2011: 725 number2012: 795 number2013: 4.0k number2014: 4.5k number2015: 6.5k number2016: 7.9k number2017: 15.8k number2018: 17.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 17,231 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 335.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy peaked at 17,231 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1999.

Italy ranks 41st of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Italy, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 0 number
2000 0 number
2001 6,656 number
2002 4,433 number -33.4%
2003 2,963 number -33.2%
2004 0 number -100.0%
2005 0 number
2006 0 number
2007 0 number
2008 0 number
2009 0 number
2010 0 number
2011 725 number
2012 795 number +9.7%
2013 3,959 number +398.0%
2014 4,451 number +12.4%
2015 6,512 number +46.3%
2016 7,859 number +20.7%
2017 15,846 number +101.6%
2018 17,231 number +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 number 0 number 0 number 1
2000s 1,405 number 0 number 6,656 number 10
2010s 6,375 number 0 number 17,231 number 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 38 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  2. 39 Botswana 20,377 number compare
  3. 40 Romania 18,729 number compare
  4. 42 Spain 12,949 number compare
  5. 43 Ecuador 12,811 number compare
  6. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12,336 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Italy was 17,231 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17,231 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1999.
How does Italy rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Italy ranks 41st out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/