Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Italy
Italy: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 275,449 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Italy stood at 275,449 number.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Italy peaked at 476,087 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 274,823 number, in 2004.
Italy ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 467,510 number | — |
| 1971 | 473,344 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 476,087 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 474,611 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 470,271 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 464,472 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 459,285 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 455,296 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 451,027 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 445,683 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 438,321 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 427,769 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 415,342 number | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 399,946 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 382,883 number | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 365,453 number | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 349,499 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 336,341 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 325,523 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 316,552 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 308,964 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 301,842 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 296,610 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 293,164 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 290,818 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 288,869 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 286,472 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 284,052 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 281,529 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 279,115 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 277,157 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 275,879 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 275,309 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 274,914 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 274,823 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 275,075 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 276,043 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 277,836 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 279,973 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 282,227 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 284,467 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 286,255 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 288,851 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 291,283 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 292,989 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 293,333 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 291,685 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 289,597 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 285,892 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 281,013 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 275,449 number | -2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 275,449 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 12.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Italy's 275,449 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 6.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 463,759 number | 445,683 number | 476,087 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 375,763 number | 316,552 number | 438,321 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,144 number | 279,115 number | 308,964 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 276,924 number | 274,823 number | 282,227 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,536 number | 281,013 number | 293,333 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,449 number | 275,449 number | 275,449 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, male in Italy?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Italy was 275,449 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 476,087 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,823 number in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.