Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 5.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
5.6%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 1960
All-time low
5.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy, 1960–2010

02.557.5101960198520101960: 10.61965: 81970: 5.91975: 6.41980: 6.41985: 8.41990: 8.31995: 7.62000: 72005: 6.82010: 5.6

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+ with no education in Italy is 5.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy peaked at 10.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2010.

Italy ranks 76th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.6%
1965 8.0% -24.5%
1970 5.9% -25.9%
1975 6.4% +7.1%
1980 6.4% +0.8%
1985 8.4% +31.7%
1990 8.3% -1.9%
1995 7.6% -8.0%
2000 7.0% -8.1%
2005 6.8% -2.1%
2010 5.6% -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.3% 8.0% 10.6% 2
1970s 6.2% 5.9% 6.4% 2
1980s 7.4% 6.4% 8.4% 2
1990s 7.9% 7.6% 8.3% 2
2000s 6.9% 6.8% 7.0% 2
2010s 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 73 Norway 5.7% compare
  2. 74 Jamaica 5.7% compare
  3. 75 South Africa 5.7% compare
  4. 77 Hong Kong, China 5.4% compare
  5. 77 Mauritius 5.4% compare
  6. 79 China 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Italy was 5.6% 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+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Italy ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
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 population age 15+ with no education