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
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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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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.