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