Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 6.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.3%
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 1960
All-time low
6.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy, 1960–2010

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 12.51965: 9.51970: 7.31975: 7.51980: 7.71985: 10.21990: 9.91995: 92000: 7.92005: 7.82010: 6.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy peaked at 12.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2010.

That places Italy 79th 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 population age 25+ with no education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.5%
1965 9.5% -24.3%
1970 7.3% -22.8%
1975 7.5% +2.7%
1980 7.7% +3.1%
1985 10.2% +32.5%
1990 9.9% -3.5%
1995 9.0% -9.1%
2000 7.9% -12.0%
2005 7.8% -1.8%
2010 6.3% -18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.0% 9.5% 12.5% 2
1970s 7.4% 7.3% 7.5% 2
1980s 9.0% 7.7% 10.2% 2
1990s 9.4% 9.0% 9.9% 2
2000s 7.8% 7.8% 7.9% 2
2010s 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 76 Mauritius 6.6% compare
  2. 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.6% compare
  3. 78 China 6.6% compare
  4. 80 Hong Kong, China 6.3% compare
  5. 81 Norway 5.8% compare
  6. 82 Costa Rica 5.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Italy was 6.3% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2010.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Italy ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education