Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 7.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
7.5%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 1960
All-time low
7.3%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 12.91965: 9.61970: 7.31975: 7.81980: 7.91985: 10.31990: 10.21995: 9.62000: 92005: 9.22010: 7.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy is 7.5%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy peaked at 12.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1970.

Italy ranks 75th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.9%
1965 9.6% -25.7%
1970 7.3% -23.9%
1975 7.8% +7.3%
1980 7.9% +0.6%
1985 10.3% +31.2%
1990 10.2% -0.8%
1995 9.6% -6.3%
2000 9.0% -6.2%
2005 9.2% +2.0%
2010 7.5% -18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.2% 9.6% 12.9% 2
1970s 7.5% 7.3% 7.8% 2
1980s 9.1% 7.9% 10.3% 2
1990s 9.9% 9.6% 10.2% 2
2000s 9.1% 9.0% 9.2% 2
2010s 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 72 China 7.9% compare
  2. 73 Panama 7.8% compare
  3. 74 Hong Kong, China 7.5% compare
  4. 76 Zimbabwe 6.9% compare
  5. 77 South Africa 6.7% compare
  6. 78 Colombia 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Italy was 7.5% 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+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1970.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
Italy ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education
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+ with no education