Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 58.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
58.2%
World rank
33rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.2%
in 2010
All-time low
10.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 10.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 10.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 16.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 17.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 22 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 23.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 39.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 39 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 46.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 58.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Italy recorded 58.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy peaked at 58.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1970.

Italy ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 10.8%
1965 11.1% +2.9%
1970 10.7% -3.7%
1975 16.8% +56.5%
1980 17.7% +5.7%
1985 22.0% +24.4%
1990 23.3% +5.7%
1995 39.4% +69.2%
2000 39.0% -0.9%
2005 46.9% +20.3%
2010 58.2% +24.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.0% 10.8% 11.1% 2
1970s 13.7% 10.7% 16.8% 2
1980s 19.9% 17.7% 22.0% 2
1990s 31.3% 23.3% 39.4% 2
2000s 43.0% 39.0% 46.9% 2
2010s 58.2% 58.2% 58.2% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 30 Mongolia 60.1% compare
  2. 31 Cuba 59.5% compare
  3. 32 Republic of Korea 59.5% compare
  4. 34 Sri Lanka 57.8% compare
  5. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.7% compare
  6. 36 Austria 56.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Italy was 58.2% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1970.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
Italy ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)