Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 98.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
98.4%
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2010
All-time low
27.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 27.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 42.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 58.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 69.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 84.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 79 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 81.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 87.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 97 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 98.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 98.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy peaked at 98.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1960.

Italy ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 27.2%
1965 42.2% +55.3%
1970 58.1% +37.5%
1975 69.7% +20.0%
1980 84.2% +20.8%
1985 79.0% -6.2%
1990 81.1% +2.7%
1995 87.1% +7.3%
2000 97.0% +11.4%
2005 98.2% +1.2%
2010 98.4% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.7% 27.2% 42.2% 2
1970s 63.9% 58.1% 69.7% 2
1980s 81.6% 79.0% 84.2% 2
1990s 84.1% 81.1% 87.1% 2
2000s 97.6% 97.0% 98.2% 2
2010s 98.4% 98.4% 98.4% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Finland 100.0% compare
  3. 3 Slovenia 98.7% compare
  4. 5 Tajikistan 98.3% compare
  5. 6 Serbia 97.8% compare
  6. 7 Norway 97.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy was 98.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
Italy ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)