Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 14.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy is 14.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy peaked at 20.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1960.
That places Italy 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.6% | — |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +38.9% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +30.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +55.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy was 14.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Italy ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary