Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy
Italy: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 60.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 60.8% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy peaked at 60.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2005.
Italy ranks 42nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.4% | — |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +8.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 60.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.8%, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 60.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.0%, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 26.4% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 34.8% | 46.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 43.4% | 60.8% | 3 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Italy was 60.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release