Population of compulsory school age, female in Italy

Italy: Population of compulsory school age, female was 3.29 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
3.29 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.31 million number
in 2018
All-time low
2.13 million number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Italy, 1998–2020

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998200920201998: 2.2M number1999: 2.2M number2000: 2.2M number2001: 2.1M number2002: 2.1M number2003: 3.3M number2004: 3.2M number2005: 3.2M number2006: 3.2M number2007: 3.2M number2008: 3.2M number2009: 3.2M number2010: 3.2M number2011: 3.2M number2012: 3.2M number2013: 3.3M number2014: 3.3M number2015: 3.3M number2016: 3.3M number2017: 3.3M number2018: 3.3M number2019: 3.3M number2020: 3.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, female in Italy stood at 3.29 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Italy peaked at 3.31 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million number, in 2002.

That places Italy 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.19 million number 2.17 million number 2.20 million number 2
2000s 2.91 million number 2.13 million number 3.25 million number 10
2010s 3.27 million number 3.23 million number 3.31 million number 10
2020s 3.29 million number 3.29 million number 3.29 million number 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Algeria 3.80 million number compare
  2. 32 Peru 3.74 million number compare
  3. 33 Thailand 3.59 million number compare
  4. 35 Uzbekistan 3.29 million number compare
  5. 36 Cote d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare
  6. 37 Yemen 3.15 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Italy?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Italy was 3.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3.31 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 2002.
How does Italy rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Italy ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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