Primary education, pupils in Italy
Italy: Primary education, pupils was 47.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Primary education, pupils in Italy, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, primary education, pupils in Italy stood at 47.8%. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Italy peaked at 49.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2017.
That places Italy 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.8% | 48.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 25.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Italy?
- Primary education, pupils in Italy was 47.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for primary education, pupils?
- Italy ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.