School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy

Italy: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 522,575 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
522,575 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
51st
of 202 countries
All-time high
930,378 number
in 1971
All-time low
522,575 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy stood at 522,575 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy peaked at 930,378 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 522,575 number, in 2020.

Italy ranks 51st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 899,533 number 854,428 number 930,378 number 10
1980s 707,210 number 601,003 number 835,895 number 10
1990s 560,594 number 541,129 number 588,579 number 10
2000s 539,126 number 532,625 number 553,764 number 10
2010s 558,806 number 534,668 number 569,962 number 10
2020s 522,575 number 522,575 number 522,575 number 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 545,979 number compare
  2. 49 Nepal 545,623 number compare
  3. 50 Chad 523,516 number compare
  4. 52 Peru 521,047 number compare
  5. 53 Malaysia 512,878 number compare
  6. 54 Senegal 496,380 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Italy was 522,575 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 930,378 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 522,575 number in 2020.
How does Italy rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Italy ranks 51st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/