School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy

Italy: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 575,042 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
575,042 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
707,605 number
in 1998
All-time low
568,352 number
in 2017
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200920201998: 707.6k number1999: 681.1k number2000: 660.9k number2001: 642.3k number2002: 626.2k number2003: 612.7k number2004: 603.0k number2005: 596.5k number2006: 590.7k number2007: 590.2k number2008: 589.3k number2009: 587.9k number2010: 586.4k number2011: 585.5k number2012: 587.3k number2013: 580.0k number2014: 577.1k number2015: 573.7k number2016: 568.8k number2017: 568.4k number2018: 570.4k number2019: 573.5k number2020: 575.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 575,042 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2020.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy peaked at 707,605 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 568,352 number, in 2017.

Italy ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Italy, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 707,605 number
1999 681,116 number -3.7%
2000 660,852 number -3.0%
2001 642,260 number -2.8%
2002 626,206 number -2.5%
2003 612,722 number -2.2%
2004 603,017 number -1.6%
2005 596,483 number -1.1%
2006 590,692 number -1.0%
2007 590,223 number -0.1%
2008 589,303 number -0.2%
2009 587,881 number -0.2%
2010 586,405 number -0.3%
2011 585,540 number -0.1%
2012 587,296 number +0.3%
2013 579,966 number -1.2%
2014 577,085 number -0.5%
2015 573,665 number -0.6%
2016 568,760 number -0.9%
2017 568,352 number -0.1%
2018 570,414 number +0.4%
2019 573,529 number +0.5%
2020 575,042 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 694,360 number 681,116 number 707,605 number 2
2000s 609,964 number 587,881 number 660,852 number 10
2010s 577,101 number 568,352 number 587,296 number 10
2020s 575,042 number 575,042 number 575,042 number 1

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  2. 45 Senegal 620,801 number compare
  3. 46 Cambodia 602,888 number compare
  4. 48 Ukraine 512,170 number compare
  5. 49 Rwanda 494,846 number compare
  6. 50 Benin 469,335 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Italy was 575,042 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 707,605 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 568,352 number in 2017.
How does Italy rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Italy ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.