Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 20.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Italy recorded 20.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Italy peaked at 48.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 39th 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 25+ with primary in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.1% | — |
| 1965 | 45.5% | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 47.5% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 42.1% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.5% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 42.3% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 33.1% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.4% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 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 25+ with primary in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Italy was 20.2% 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+ with primary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary