Italy vs Russian Federation: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Italy
0.6%
in 2020
Russian Federation
0.2%
in 2020
Italy rank
16th
Russian Federation rank
18th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Italy
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6% against 0.2% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.7 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Russian Federation ranks 18th of 25 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.6% | 2.3% | 8.4% | Italy |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 1.5% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 2.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Italy or Russian Federation?
- Italy, at 0.6% against 0.2% in Russian Federation as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Italy and Russian Federation?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russian Federation?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Russian Federation rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Italy ranks 16th and Russian Federation ranks 18th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.