Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 11.92 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy stood at 11.92. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy peaked at 11.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.89, in 1960.
Italy ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.89 | — |
| 1965 | 6.46 | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 7.38 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 8.32 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 9.3 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 9.97 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 10.73 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 11.3 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.29 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.7 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.92 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.17 | 5.89 | 6.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.85 | 7.38 | 8.32 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.64 | 9.3 | 9.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.02 | 10.73 | 11.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.49 | 11.29 | 11.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.92 | 11.92 | 11.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Italy was 11.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.