Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 20.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy is 20.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy peaked at 71.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 73rd 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 primary in Italy, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.9% | — |
| 1965 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.8% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 62.7% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.3% | 62.7% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 44.7% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 32.1% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.4% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 70 Togo 21.6% compare
- 71 Bangladesh 21.5% compare
- 72 Macau, China 20.7% compare
- 74 Congo 19.8% compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 19.8% compare
- 76 Poland 19.4% compare
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Italy was 20.1% 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 primary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Italy ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)