Canada vs Italy: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Canada
2.43 million
in 2023
Italy
2.63 million
in 2023
Canada rank
61st
Italy rank
58th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119972023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.63 million against 2.43 million in Canada, a difference of 194,260.

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 61st and Italy ranks 58th of 206 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 2.53 million 4.83 million 2.29 million Italy
1980s 2.26 million 3.93 million 1.67 million Italy
1990s 2.40 million 2.92 million 512,453 Italy
2000s 2.34 million 2.80 million 462,032 Italy
2010s 2.28 million 2.85 million 572,600 Italy
2020s 2.41 million 2.67 million 263,792 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 2.63 million against 2.43 million in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Canada and Italy?
194,260, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 61st and Italy ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 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.