School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 851,644 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
851,644
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
56th
of 220 countries
All-time high
881,386
in 2004
All-time low
848,372
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 851,644 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy peaked at 881,386 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 848,372, in 2007.
Italy ranks 56th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 853,437 | — |
| 2002 | 872,592 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 876,045 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 881,386 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 873,270 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 862,138 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 848,372 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 848,462 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 853,506 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 861,536 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 867,312 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 878,413 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 881,089 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 879,868 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 873,167 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 874,175 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 875,941 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 877,404 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 877,256 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 878,741 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 880,915 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 877,521 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 864,859 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 851,644 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 863,245 | 848,372 | 881,386 | 9 |
| 2010s | 874,616 | 861,536 | 881,089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 870,736 | 851,644 | 880,915 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy was 851,644 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 881,386 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 848,372 in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release