Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.49 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.49 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy peaked at 4.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 1960.
That places Italy 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.84 | — |
| 1965 | 0.92 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 1.39 | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 2.23 | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 3.19 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 3.71 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 4.09 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 4.49 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.04 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.76 | 2.23 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.95 | 2.7 | 3.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.71 | 4.09 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Italy was 4.49 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.