Italy vs United States: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Italy
0.6%
in 2020
United States
0.9%
in 2020
Italy rank
16th
United States rank
15th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th of 25 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.6% | 3.9% | 6.8% | Italy |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Italy and United States?
- 0.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Italy ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th 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.