Italy vs Least developed countries: Secondary education, pupils

Italy
4.61 million
in 2023
Least developed countries
75.92 million
in 2024
Italy rank
26th
Least developed countries rank
24th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Italy
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 75.92 million against 4.61 million in Italy, a difference of 71.32 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 16.5 times Italy's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 26th and Least developed countries ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 4.61 million 7.30 million 2.68 million Least developed countries
1980s 5.32 million 11.25 million 5.93 million Least developed countries
1990s 4.83 million 18.50 million 13.67 million Least developed countries
2000s 4.52 million 33.98 million 29.46 million Least developed countries
2010s 4.61 million 57.71 million 53.10 million Least developed countries
2020s 4.63 million 73.34 million 68.70 million Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Italy or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 75.92 million against 4.61 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Italy and Least developed countries?
71.32 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Least developed countries?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Least developed countries rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Italy ranks 26th and Least developed countries ranks 24th 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.