Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy
Italy: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 16.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.71
in 2022
All-time low
12.96
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 16.71 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy peaked at 16.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.96, in 1990.
Italy ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.96 | — |
| 1991 | 13.16 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13.53 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.83 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.37 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 14.54 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.72 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 14.99 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.09 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.09 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.08 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.41 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.65 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.91 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.06 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.19 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.31 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.39 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.35 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.28 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.23 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.39 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.17 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.98 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.96 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.95 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.95 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.15 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.29 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.38 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.53 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.71 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.23 | 12.96 | 15.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.96 | 15.08 | 16.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.15 | 15.95 | 16.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.64 | 16.53 | 16.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Italy was 16.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.96 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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