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

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 56.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
56.6%
World rank
33rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2010
All-time low
11.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

1020304050601960198520101960: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 13.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 14.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 25.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 32.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 38.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 44.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 50.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 53.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 56.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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 25+ with secondary in Italy stood at 56.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Italy peaked at 56.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1960.

That places Italy 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with secondary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 11.9%
1965 13.3% +11.9%
1970 14.9% +11.9%
1975 20.5% +37.3%
1980 25.1% +22.7%
1985 32.2% +28.4%
1990 38.9% +20.7%
1995 44.9% +15.5%
2000 50.2% +11.7%
2005 53.6% +6.7%
2010 56.6% +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.6% 11.9% 13.3% 2
1970s 17.7% 14.9% 20.5% 2
1980s 28.7% 25.1% 32.2% 2
1990s 41.9% 38.9% 44.9% 2
2000s 51.9% 50.2% 53.6% 2
2010s 56.6% 56.6% 56.6% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 30 Denmark 58.5% compare
  2. 31 Sri Lanka 57.9% compare
  3. 32 Lithuania 57.0% compare
  4. 34 Jordan 56.5% compare
  5. 35 Jamaica 56.2% compare
  6. 36 China 55.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Italy was 56.6% 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 secondary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Italy ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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+ 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)