Australia vs Italy: Share of the world population with at least basic education
Australia
0.635
in 2020
Italy
0.6365
in 2020
Australia rank
17th
Italy rank
16th
Share of the world population with at least basic education over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6365 against 0.635 in Australia, a difference of 0.0015.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 16th of 25 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 | 10.64 | 8.86 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 7.63 | 5.72 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 5.26 | 3.47 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 3.45 | 1.87 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.32 | 2.25 | 0.9306 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.46 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.7419 | 0.8877 | 0.1458 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.635 | 0.6365 | 0.0015 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world population with at least basic education, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.6365 against 0.635 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world population with at least basic education between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0015, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of the world population with at least basic education?
- Australia ranks 17th and Italy ranks 16th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the world population with at least basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.