School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 292,905 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
292,905 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
43rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
473,082 number
in 1975
All-time low
278,849 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy is 292,905 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy peaked at 473,082 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 278,849 number, in 2009.
Italy ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 428,928 number | — |
| 1971 | 440,239 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 450,664 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 460,953 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 469,516 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 473,082 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 471,042 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 469,560 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 467,728 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 465,175 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 462,627 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 459,952 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 455,334 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 449,710 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 442,028 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 429,941 number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 413,184 number | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 396,510 number | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 379,444 number | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 362,783 number | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 348,763 number | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 338,013 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 327,797 number | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 318,145 number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 309,791 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 303,358 number | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 298,788 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 294,549 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 290,368 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 286,659 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 283,769 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 281,866 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 281,282 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 281,731 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 282,469 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 282,287 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 280,821 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 280,385 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 279,572 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 278,849 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 279,313 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 281,246 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 283,984 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 286,656 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 289,277 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 291,724 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 293,657 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 295,030 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 295,568 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 295,040 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 292,905 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 459,689 number | 428,928 number | 473,082 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 425,151 number | 362,783 number | 462,627 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 311,623 number | 286,659 number | 348,763 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 281,303 number | 278,849 number | 283,769 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,150 number | 279,313 number | 295,568 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 292,905 number | 292,905 number | 292,905 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 40 Morocco 319,569 number compare
- 41 Niger 318,607 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 310,594 number compare
- 44 Nepal 282,948 number compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 278,379 number compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 273,057 number compare
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 292,905 number in 2020, 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 473,082 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,849 number in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.