Italy: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Italy's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) rose 4.89 percentage points on 2016 (from 1.05% to 5.94%).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2016), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.89 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.27 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.33 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Italy had the 23rd highest value of the 66 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Italy in the 2017 ranking

• Uruguay — 20th of 66: 7.55%
• United States — 21st of 66: 6.47%
• Argentina — 22nd of 66: 6.13%
• British Virgin Islands — 24th of 66: 5.93%
• Netherlands — 25th of 66: 5.76%
• Belgium — 26th of 66: 4.89%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 24 values

Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in nearby economies

• Albania — 7.16% (2018)
• Armenia — 2% (2018)
• Austria — 14.33% (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 6.69% (2018)
• Belarus — 5.53% (2018)
• Belgium — 4.89% (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 4.09% (2018)
• Bulgaria — 1.93% (2017)
• Croatia — 1.04% (2017)
• Cyprus

More education data for Italy

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.63 million (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 4.61 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Italy's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?

5.94% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 1.76 percentage points from 7.71% in 1973. The highest value was 8.29% in 1976 and the lowest 0.94% in 2001.

How does Italy rank?

23rd highest of 66 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) unusual for Italy?

In 2017, Italy's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) rose 4.89 percentage points on 2016 (from 1.05% to 5.94%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2016), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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