Italy vs Spain: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Italy
2.77 million number
in 2020
Spain
2.91 million number
in 2020
Italy rank
54th
Spain rank
51st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.91 million number against 2.77 million number in Italy, a difference of 140,620 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 4.52 million number 3.25 million number 1.27 million number Italy
1980s 3.91 million number 3.24 million number 668,678 number Italy
1990s 2.92 million number 2.53 million number 392,586 number Italy
2000s 2.71 million number 2.44 million number 273,640 number Italy
2010s 2.81 million number 2.81 million number 3,490 number Italy
2020s 2.77 million number 2.91 million number 140,620 number Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 2.91 million number against 2.77 million number in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Italy and Spain?
140,620 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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