Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary was 71.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
71.2%
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.2%
in 2000
All-time low
16.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 16.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 25.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 43.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 40.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 76.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 77.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 78.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 81.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 78.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 71.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 71.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in 2010.

The figure is down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Italy peaked at 81.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1960.

Italy ranks 18th 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 25-29 with secondary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 16.6%
1965 24.2% +45.7%
1970 25.8% +6.7%
1975 43.9% +70.2%
1980 40.6% -7.5%
1985 76.6% +88.6%
1990 77.8% +1.6%
1995 78.3% +0.6%
2000 81.2% +3.7%
2005 78.3% -3.5%
2010 71.2% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.4% 16.6% 24.2% 2
1970s 34.9% 25.8% 43.9% 2
1980s 58.6% 40.6% 76.6% 2
1990s 78.1% 77.8% 78.3% 2
2000s 79.8% 78.3% 81.2% 2
2010s 71.2% 71.2% 71.2% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 15 Trinidad and Tobago 72.3% compare
  2. 16 Germany 71.7% compare
  3. 17 Austria 71.3% compare
  4. 19 Armenia 70.2% compare
  5. 20 Serbia 69.4% compare
  6. 21 Romania 69.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Italy was 71.2% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary?
Italy ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 25-29 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 25-29 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)