School age population, lower secondary education, female in Italy
Italy: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 837,137 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
837,137 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 1978
All-time low
796,520 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 837,137 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Italy peaked at 1.35 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 796,520 number, in 2011.
Italy ranks 47th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.19 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.23 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.35 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.35 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.35 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.34 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million number | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 million number | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 999,080 number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 967,069 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 937,438 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 908,704 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 883,107 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 864,193 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 848,779 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 835,440 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 824,029 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 815,273 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 811,483 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 810,133 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 810,676 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 812,182 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 812,711 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 810,724 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 806,642 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 802,128 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 798,420 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 796,520 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 798,632 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 803,431 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 809,408 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 814,993 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 819,872 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 827,394 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 832,646 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 835,949 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 837,137 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 936,414 number | 835,440 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 811,598 number | 802,128 number | 824,029 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 813,726 number | 796,520 number | 835,949 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 837,137 number | 837,137 number | 837,137 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Italy?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Italy was 837,137 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 796,520 number in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.