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 28.1% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy is 28.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy peaked at 78.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2010.
That places Italy 66th 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Italy, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.3% | — |
| 1965 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 78.1% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 60.6% | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 71.3% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 60.6% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 55.0% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 39.7% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 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 28.1% 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 78.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Italy ranks 66th 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 39.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)