Italy vs Taiwan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Italy
97.9%
in 2023
Taiwan
98.0%
in 1980
Italy rank
77th
Taiwan rank
76th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 98.0% against 97.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 209 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 14 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 16.4% | 0.0% | 16.4% | Italy |
| 1830s | 21.2% | 0.0% | 21.2% | Italy |
| 1840s | 26.9% | 0.0% | 26.9% | Italy |
| 1850s | 33.5% | 0.0% | 33.5% | Italy |
| 1860s | 38.3% | 0.0% | 38.3% | Italy |
| 1870s | 53.4% | 0.0% | 53.4% | Italy |
| 1880s | 61.4% | 0.4% | 61.1% | Italy |
| 1890s | 64.8% | 1.8% | 63.0% | Italy |
| 1900s | 69.7% | 5.2% | 64.6% | Italy |
| 1910s | 79.4% | 16.5% | 62.9% | Italy |
| 1920s | 78.7% | 48.3% | 30.4% | Italy |
| 1930s | 98.4% | 64.4% | 34.0% | Italy |
| 1940s | 97.4% | 100.0% | 2.6% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 95.6% | 100.0% | 4.4% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 94.6% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 96.5% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 98.0% | 1.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Italy or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 98.0% against 97.9% in Italy as of 1980.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Italy and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Italy ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.