School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy

Italy: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.53 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1.53 million number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.71 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.53 million number
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 1.6M number1999: 1.6M number2000: 1.6M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.6M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.6M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number2020: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy is 1.53 million number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 1.71 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million number, in 2020.

Italy ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Italy, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 1.63 million number
1999 1.62 million number -0.8%
2000 1.60 million number -0.8%
2001 1.60 million number -0.3%
2002 1.59 million number -0.4%
2003 1.59 million number -0.2%
2004 1.59 million number +0.2%
2005 1.61 million number +1.2%
2006 1.63 million number +1.1%
2007 1.65 million number +1.1%
2008 1.66 million number +1.1%
2009 1.68 million number +0.9%
2010 1.69 million number +0.4%
2011 1.69 million number +0.3%
2012 1.70 million number +0.6%
2013 1.71 million number +0.4%
2014 1.71 million number -0.1%
2015 1.69 million number -1.1%
2016 1.66 million number -1.5%
2017 1.63 million number -1.6%
2018 1.60 million number -2.1%
2019 1.56 million number -2.4%
2020 1.53 million number -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.62 million number 1.62 million number 1.63 million number 2
2000s 1.62 million number 1.59 million number 1.68 million number 10
2010s 1.66 million number 1.56 million number 1.71 million number 10
2020s 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 51 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare
  2. 52 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
  3. 53 Chad 1.59 million number compare
  4. 55 Cameroon 1.52 million number compare
  5. 56 Haiti 1.52 million number compare
  6. 57 Somalia 1.49 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Italy was 1.53 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million number in 2020.
How does Italy rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/