Italy vs Spain: Average years of schooling
Italy
10.74 years
in 2020
Spain
10.61 years
in 2020
Italy rank
63rd
Spain rank
66th
Average years of schooling over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.74 years against 10.61 years in Spain, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 66th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.84 years | 1.51 years | 0.666 years | Spain |
| 1880s | 1.33 years | 2.04 years | 0.71 years | Spain |
| 1890s | 1.86 years | 2.63 years | 0.774 years | Spain |
| 1900s | 2.38 years | 3.12 years | 0.74 years | Spain |
| 1910s | 2.84 years | 3.47 years | 0.628 years | Spain |
| 1920s | 3.84 years | 3.75 years | 0.094 years | Italy |
| 1930s | 4.29 years | 4.3 years | 0.0053 years | Spain |
| 1950s | 5.08 years | 5.07 years | 0.0105 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.76 years | 5.8 years | 0.0327 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.91 years | 6.59 years | 0.3188 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.13 years | 7.62 years | 0.5084 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.39 years | 8.69 years | 0.7019 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.42 years | 9.69 years | 0.7303 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.91 years | 10.03 years | 0.884 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.74 years | 10.61 years | 0.1347 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 10.74 years against 10.61 years in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Italy and Spain?
- 0.13 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 66th 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.