Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 60.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010
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+ with secondary in Italy stood at 60.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Italy peaked at 60.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1960.
Italy ranks 34th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Italy, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.3% | — |
| 1965 | 17.4% | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 41.1% | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 21.6% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 35.6% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 46.0% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.8% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 secondary in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Italy was 60.8% 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 secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)