Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy
Italy: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9741 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9741
World rank
69th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9741
in 2020
All-time low
0.8
in 1981
Years of data
14
1971–2020
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy, 1971–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.9741 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy peaked at 0.9741 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1981.
That places Italy 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8452 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9236 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9221 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9265 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9334 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9387 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9398 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9423 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9472 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9527 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9564 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9605 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9741 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8452 | 0.8452 | 0.8452 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9307 | 0.9221 | 0.9398 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9518 | 0.9423 | 0.9605 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9741 | 0.9741 | 0.9741 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Italy was 0.9741 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9741 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Italy ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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