School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 266,331 in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy is 266,331, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy peaked at 294,729 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 266,331, in 2024.
Italy ranks 55th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 290,480 | — |
| 2002 | 291,170 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 290,204 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 280,940 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 276,572 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 276,727 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 279,129 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 280,671 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 285,051 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 287,074 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 294,729 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 290,934 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 288,628 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 291,367 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 293,605 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 291,809 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 293,118 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 292,094 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 292,417 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 289,596 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 287,198 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 280,091 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 276,385 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 266,331 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 283,438 | 276,572 | 291,170 | 9 |
| 2010s | 291,578 | 287,074 | 294,729 | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,920 | 266,331 | 289,596 | 5 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy was 266,331 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 294,729 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,331 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release