Italy vs Spain: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Italy
1.27 million
in 2023
Spain
1.38 million
in 2024
Italy rank
58th
Spain rank
56th

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197119972024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.38 million against 1.27 million in Italy, a difference of 107,100.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 58th and Spain ranks 56th of 216 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 2.34 million 1.78 million 559,640 Italy
1980s 1.91 million 1.69 million 219,080 Italy
1990s 1.42 million 1.28 million 136,094 Italy
2000s 1.36 million 1.23 million 128,387 Italy
2010s 1.37 million 1.43 million 55,389 Spain
2020s 1.29 million 1.42 million 122,815 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 1.38 million against 1.27 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Italy and Spain?
107,100, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Italy ranks 58th and Spain ranks 56th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.