Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 24.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy peaked at 55.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 45.6% | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 55.0% | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.7% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 45.6% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.2% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 40.6% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 32.3% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy was 24.6% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary