School age population, primary education, female in Italy
Italy: School age population, primary education, female was 1.34 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.34 million number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
56th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.24 million number
in 1974
All-time low
1.32 million number
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Italy, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Italy stood at 1.34 million number.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Italy peaked at 2.24 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million number, in 2006.
That places Italy 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.14 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.22 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.24 million number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.24 million number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.22 million number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.20 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.19 million number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.17 million number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.12 million number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.08 million number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.03 million number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.96 million number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.89 million number | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.81 million number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.73 million number | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.61 million number | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.55 million number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.51 million number | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.47 million number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 million number | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.41 million number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.35 million number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.20 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.90 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million 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, primary education, female in Italy?
- School age population, primary education, female in Italy was 1.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.