Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 17.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Italy recorded 17.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Italy peaked at 70.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 84th 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 primary schooling. in Italy, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.8% | — |
| 1965 | 69.7% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 67.0% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 59.4% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 59.4% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 41.8% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 29.4% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.8% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 81 Afghanistan 18.6% compare
- 82 Chile 18.3% compare
- 83 Malaysia 18.3% compare
- 85 South Africa 17.5% compare
- 86 Ireland 17.4% compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.3% compare
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+ with primary schooling. in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Italy was 17.7% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Italy ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)