Chile vs Italy: Average years of schooling
Chile
10.94 years
in 2020
Italy
10.74 years
in 2020
Chile rank
60th
Italy rank
63rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Chile currently reports 10.94 years against 10.74 years in Italy, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 60th and Italy ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.94 years | 0.84 years | 0.1 years | Chile |
| 1880s | 1.04 years | 1.33 years | 0.285 years | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.57 years | 1.86 years | 0.29 years | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.73 years | 2.38 years | 0.65 years | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.04 years | 2.84 years | 0.8 years | Italy |
| 1920s | 3.67 years | 3.84 years | 0.1736 years | Italy |
| 1930s | 4.58 years | 4.29 years | 0.2873 years | Chile |
| 1950s | 5.32 years | 5.08 years | 0.2354 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 5.93 years | 5.76 years | 0.1627 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.81 years | 6.91 years | 0.0952 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.09 years | 8.13 years | 0.0386 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.24 years | 9.39 years | 0.1447 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.18 years | 10.42 years | 0.2358 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.13 years | 10.91 years | 0.7812 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.94 years | 10.74 years | 0.1949 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Chile or Italy?
- Chile, at 10.94 years against 10.74 years in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Chile and Italy?
- 0.2 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Chile ranks 60th and Italy ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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 number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.