School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy
Italy: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 450,440 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy stood at 450,440. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy peaked at 571,660 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 450,440, in 2024.
That places Italy 55th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 521,717 | — |
| 2002 | 521,883 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 519,874 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 526,759 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 537,687 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 547,286 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 543,899 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 549,926 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 557,963 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 566,411 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 562,064 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 566,438 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 568,059 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 571,660 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 564,915 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 555,014 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 538,315 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 529,716 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 507,118 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 499,144 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 493,318 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 478,684 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 467,140 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 450,440 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 536,333 | 519,874 | 557,963 | 9 |
| 2010s | 552,971 | 507,118 | 571,660 | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,745 | 450,440 | 499,144 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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, one year before the official primary entry in Italy?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Italy was 450,440 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 571,660 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,440 in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release