Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy
Italy: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 259,609 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 259,609 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy peaked at 452,590 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 259,609 number, in 2020.
That places Italy 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 444,771 number | — |
| 1971 | 450,170 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 452,590 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 451,123 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 447,018 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 441,575 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 436,699 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 432,875 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 428,668 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 423,331 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 415,973 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 405,543 number | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 393,929 number | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 379,383 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 363,197 number | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 346,671 number | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 331,582 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 318,887 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 308,400 number | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 299,659 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 292,233 number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 285,278 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 280,168 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 276,794 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 274,519 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 272,689 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 270,484 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 268,400 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 266,382 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 264,532 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 263,041 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 262,028 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 261,511 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 260,908 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 260,525 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 260,628 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 261,761 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 263,059 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 264,943 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 267,112 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 269,251 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 270,810 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 273,152 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 275,282 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 276,723 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 276,928 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 275,363 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 273,464 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 269,864 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 265,071 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 259,609 number | -2.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 259,609 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 12.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Italy's 259,609 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 6.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 440,882 number | 423,331 number | 452,590 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 356,322 number | 299,659 number | 415,973 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 275,148 number | 264,532 number | 292,233 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,552 number | 260,525 number | 267,112 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 272,591 number | 265,071 number | 276,928 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,609 number | 259,609 number | 259,609 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Italy was 259,609 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 452,590 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,609 number in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.