Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Italy
4.59 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
65.56 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 65.56 million number against 4.59 million number in Italy, a difference of 60.97 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 14.3 times Italy's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 6.77 million number 45.15 million number 38.39 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 7.17 million number 54.08 million number 46.91 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 5.60 million number 62.58 million number 56.98 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 4.57 million number 67.57 million number 63.00 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 4.52 million number 67.69 million number 63.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 65.56 million number against 4.59 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean?
60.97 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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