Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy
Italy: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 2.50 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy is 2.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy peaked at 2.90 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.50 million, in 2024.
Italy ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.86 million | 2.80 million | 2.90 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.50 million | 2.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Italy was 2.50 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Italy ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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