School age population, pre-primary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 786,636 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Italy is 786,636 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Italy peaked at 1.43 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 786,636 number, in 2020.
That places Italy 46th 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, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.43 million number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.42 million number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.35 million number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.32 million number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million number | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million number | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million number | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 975,075 number | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 949,307 number | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 929,372 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 913,045 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 892,713 number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 877,034 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 870,375 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 867,084 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 864,712 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 857,736 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 850,142 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 843,749 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 836,581 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 829,441 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 822,237 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 819,458 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 816,493 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 815,632 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 817,674 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 826,944 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 835,486 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 845,516 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 855,058 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 863,055 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 866,080 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 868,506 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 874,047 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 877,454 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 876,864 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 867,294 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 854,686 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 840,948 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 823,504 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 804,037 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 786,636 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.37 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million number | 913,045 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 858,957 number | 829,441 number | 892,713 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 831,755 number | 815,632 number | 863,055 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 855,342 number | 804,037 number | 877,454 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 786,636 number | 786,636 number | 786,636 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, male in Italy?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Italy was 786,636 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 786,636 number in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Italy ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.