Italy vs Spain: Primary education, pupils

Italy

2.63 million

in 2023

Spain

2.83 million

in 2024

Italy rank

58th

Spain rank

56th

Primary education, pupils over time

Spain currently reports 2.83 million against 2.63 million in Italy, a difference of 207,490.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 58th and Spain ranks 56th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.