School age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy
Italy: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 740,476 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy stood at 740,476 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy peaked at 1.36 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 740,476 number, in 2020.
That places Italy 48th out of 206 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, pre-primary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.36 million number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.33 million number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.30 million number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.30 million number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.28 million number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.27 million number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million number | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million number | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million number | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 993,510 number | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 957,204 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 923,501 number | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 898,156 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 878,429 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 862,278 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 842,795 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 827,647 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 821,250 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 818,110 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 815,904 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 809,081 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 802,156 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 796,957 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 791,434 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 786,008 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 780,189 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 777,738 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 774,512 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 772,687 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 773,614 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 782,667 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 791,431 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 799,682 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 808,332 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 816,050 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 819,205 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 821,034 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 826,235 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 829,232 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 828,287 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 819,095 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 806,853 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 793,285 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 775,979 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 756,851 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 740,476 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.30 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 997,049 number | 862,278 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 811,134 number | 786,008 number | 842,795 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 787,690 number | 772,687 number | 816,050 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 807,606 number | 756,851 number | 829,232 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,476 number | 740,476 number | 740,476 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Italy was 740,476 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,476 number in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.