School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy
Italy: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.72 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.72 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.77 million number
in 1978
All-time low
1.64 million number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.72 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 2.77 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million number, in 2011.
That places Italy 47th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.52 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.58 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.70 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.75 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.76 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.75 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.74 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.72 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.70 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.68 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.64 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.52 million number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.42 million number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.32 million number | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.22 million number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.13 million number | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.05 million number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.98 million number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.92 million number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.74 million number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.69 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.67 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.64 million number | 2.43 million number | 2.77 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 million number | 2.32 million number | 2.75 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 million number | 1.72 million number | 2.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy was 1.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.