Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils

Italy
4.61 million
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
57.82 million
in 2024
Italy rank
26th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Italy
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 57.82 million against 4.61 million in Italy, a difference of 53.21 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.6 times Italy's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.61 million 18.18 million 13.57 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 5.32 million 37.51 million 32.19 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 4.83 million 43.48 million 38.65 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 4.52 million 52.92 million 48.40 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 4.61 million 58.28 million 53.67 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 4.63 million 57.57 million 52.94 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 57.82 million against 4.61 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
53.21 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Italy ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.