School age population, tertiary education, male in Italy
Italy: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.54 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.54 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Italy peaked at 1.72 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million, in 2007.
Italy ranks 41st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.72 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.68 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.54 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.51 million | 1.72 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 1.52 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 1.52 million | 1.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 38 Madagascar 1.61 million compare
- 39 Malaysia 1.58 million compare
- 40 Morocco 1.54 million compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire 1.53 million compare
- 43 Syrian Arab Republic 1.47 million compare
- 44 Peru 1.46 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, tertiary education, male in Italy?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Italy was 1.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release