School age population, secondary education, female in Italy
Italy: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.20 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.20 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
40th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.24 million
in 2001
All-time low
2.20 million
in 2014
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in Italy stood at 2.20 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Italy peaked at 2.24 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million, in 2014.
Italy ranks 40th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School age population, secondary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.24 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.23 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.22 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.20 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 million | 2.21 million | 2.24 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million | 2.20 million | 2.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 2.26 million compare
- 38 Ghana 2.23 million compare
- 39 Niger 2.23 million compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 2.15 million compare
- 42 Argentina 2.13 million compare
- 43 Mozambique 2.08 million compare
More education data for Italy
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Italy?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Italy was 2.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release