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

Italy: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 277,270 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
277,270 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
346,997 number
in 1998
All-time low
272,216 number
in 2017
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920201998: 347.0k number1999: 333.9k number2000: 323.7k number2001: 314.1k number2002: 305.8k number2003: 298.7k number2004: 293.6k number2005: 290.2k number2006: 287.3k number2007: 287.2k number2008: 286.7k number2009: 285.9k number2010: 285.0k number2011: 284.1k number2012: 285.0k number2013: 280.7k number2014: 278.7k number2015: 276.1k number2016: 272.4k number2017: 272.2k number2018: 273.6k number2019: 275.9k number2020: 277.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Italy is 277,270 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Italy peaked at 346,997 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 272,216 number, in 2017.

That places Italy 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Italy, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 346,997 number
1999 333,885 number -3.8%
2000 323,700 number -3.1%
2001 314,083 number -3.0%
2002 305,752 number -2.7%
2003 298,668 number -2.3%
2004 293,555 number -1.7%
2005 290,167 number -1.2%
2006 287,261 number -1.0%
2007 287,162 number -0.0%
2008 286,700 number -0.2%
2009 285,918 number -0.3%
2010 285,009 number -0.3%
2011 284,134 number -0.3%
2012 284,987 number +0.3%
2013 280,712 number -1.5%
2014 278,682 number -0.7%
2015 276,071 number -0.9%
2016 272,444 number -1.3%
2017 272,216 number -0.1%
2018 273,643 number +0.5%
2019 275,859 number +0.8%
2020 277,270 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 340,441 number 333,885 number 346,997 number 2
2000s 297,297 number 285,918 number 323,700 number 10
2010s 278,376 number 272,216 number 285,009 number 10
2020s 277,270 number 277,270 number 277,270 number 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 44 Senegal 309,499 number compare
  2. 45 Ecuador 307,970 number compare
  3. 46 Cambodia 298,116 number compare
  4. 48 Ukraine 249,678 number compare
  5. 49 Rwanda 248,858 number compare
  6. 50 Benin 231,931 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Italy?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Italy was 277,270 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 346,997 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 272,216 number in 2017.
How does Italy rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Italy ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.