Italy vs Luxembourg: Average years of schooling

Italy
11.51 years
in 2020
Luxembourg
11.53 years
in 2020
Italy rank
31st
Luxembourg rank
29th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 11.53 years against 11.51 years in Italy, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Luxembourg ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Luxembourg in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1870s 0.9 years 0.045 years 0.855 years Italy
1880s 1.14 years 0.07 years 1.07 years Italy
1890s 1.43 years 0.11 years 1.32 years Italy
1900s 1.8 years 0.165 years 1.63 years Italy
1910s 2.11 years 0.245 years 1.87 years Italy
1920s 2.7 years 0.4 years 2.3 years Italy
1930s 3.22 years 0.98 years 2.24 years Italy
1940s 3.94 years 2.5 years 1.43 years Italy
1950s 4.55 years 4.25 years 0.305 years Italy
1960s 5.25 years 5.71 years 0.455 years Luxembourg
1970s 6.16 years 7.74 years 1.58 years Luxembourg
1980s 7.36 years 8.69 years 1.33 years Luxembourg
1990s 8.68 years 9.41 years 0.725 years Luxembourg
2000s 9.96 years 10.25 years 0.29 years Luxembourg
2010s 10.91 years 11.37 years 0.46 years Luxembourg
2020s 11.51 years 11.53 years 0.02 years Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Italy or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 11.53 years against 11.51 years in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Italy and Luxembourg?
0.02 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for average years of schooling?
Italy ranks 31st and Luxembourg ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.