Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 98.1% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Italy recorded 98.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Italy peaked at 98.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1960.
That places Italy 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.8% | — |
| 1965 | 44.9% | +45.6% |
| 1970 | 60.4% | +34.6% |
| 1975 | 70.5% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 30.8% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 60.4% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 77.4% | 83.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 77.2% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 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 98.1% 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 98.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Italy ranks 3rd 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 up 1.8%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)