School-age population in Italy
Italy: School-age population was 1.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.30 million
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
15th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.70 million
in 2013
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School-age population in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, school-age population in Italy stood at 1.30 million. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Italy peaked at 1.70 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2024.
Italy ranks 15th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 1.56 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.49 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million | 1.30 million | 1.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 12 United Kingdom 1.49 million compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 1.37 million compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 1.30 million compare
- 16 Iran 1.29 million compare
- 17 Morocco 1.28 million compare
- 18 Spain 1.13 million compare
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 in Italy?
- School-age population in Italy was 1.30 million in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for school-age population?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (pre-primary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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