Italy vs Small states: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Italy
569,500 number
in 2020
Small states
728,404 number
in 2019
Italy rank
43rd
Small states rank
42nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 728,404 number against 569,500 number in Italy, a difference of 158,904 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 42nd of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 898,015 number 452,548 number 445,467 number Italy
1980s 829,770 number 510,318 number 319,453 number Italy
1990s 606,966 number 606,722 number 244.9 number Italy
2000s 547,820 number 670,426 number 122,606 number Small states
2010s 561,648 number 695,480 number 133,832 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Italy or Small states?
Small states, at 728,404 number against 569,500 number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Italy and Small states?
158,904 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Italy and Small states rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.