Italy vs OECD members: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Italy
2.87 million number
in 2020
OECD members
52.68 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
21st
OECD members rank
21st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 52.68 million number against 2.87 million number in Italy, a difference of 49.81 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.4 times Italy's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 21st of 205 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 4.13 million number 55.22 million number 51.10 million number OECD members
1980s 4.56 million number 57.92 million number 53.36 million number OECD members
1990s 3.68 million number 55.34 million number 51.66 million number OECD members
2000s 2.91 million number 53.95 million number 51.05 million number OECD members
2010s 2.84 million number 53.56 million number 50.72 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Italy or OECD members?
OECD members, at 52.68 million number against 2.87 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Italy and OECD members?
49.81 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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