Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 10.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
10.2%
World rank
69th
of 144 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 1980
All-time low
10.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Italy, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 42.11965: 431970: 49.31975: 50.11980: 52.61985: 42.51990: 41.81995: 41.22000: 272005: 19.52010: 10.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Italy recorded 10.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Italy peaked at 52.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2010.

That places Italy 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 50-54 with primary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 42.1%
1965 43.0% +2.0%
1970 49.3% +14.8%
1975 50.1% +1.5%
1980 52.6% +5.0%
1985 42.5% -19.2%
1990 41.8% -1.6%
1995 41.2% -1.5%
2000 27.0% -34.5%
2005 19.5% -27.8%
2010 10.2% -47.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.5% 42.1% 43.0% 2
1970s 49.7% 49.3% 50.1% 2
1980s 47.5% 42.5% 52.6% 2
1990s 41.5% 41.2% 41.8% 2
2000s 23.2% 19.5% 27.0% 2
2010s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 66 Poland 10.8% compare
  2. 67 Côte d'Ivoire 10.4% compare
  3. 68 Dominican Republic 10.2% compare
  4. 70 Iraq 10.2% compare
  5. 71 Burundi 10.0% compare
  6. 72 South Africa 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Italy was 10.2% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2010.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Italy ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary