School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 887,611 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
887,611 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.42 million number
in 1978
All-time low
843,626 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy stood at 887,611 number.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Italy peaked at 1.42 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 843,626 number, in 2011.
That places Italy 46th 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, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.24 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.26 million number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.29 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.32 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.35 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.42 million number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.41 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.39 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.37 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.33 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million number | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million number | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 986,684 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 957,521 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 931,386 number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 911,934 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 895,728 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 881,554 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 869,664 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 860,928 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 856,561 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 855,355 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 856,318 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 857,918 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 857,806 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 857,308 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 853,844 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 849,197 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 845,223 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 843,626 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 848,821 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 856,765 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 864,987 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 871,653 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 876,706 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 881,916 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 885,658 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 887,676 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 887,611 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 985,602 number | 881,554 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 857,490 number | 849,197 number | 869,664 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 866,303 number | 843,626 number | 887,676 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 887,611 number | 887,611 number | 887,611 number | 1 |
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 887,611 number in 2020, 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 1.42 million number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 843,626 number in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Italy ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.