School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.18 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy stood at 16.18 years.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy peaked at 16.71 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.06 years, in 1971.
That places Italy 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.06 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.37 years | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 11.62 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 11.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 11.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 12.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 12.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 12.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 12.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 12.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.09 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 12.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 12.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 12.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 12.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 12.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.99 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 13.24 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 13.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.92 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 14.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.24 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 14.57 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 14.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.37 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 15.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.47 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.19 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.18 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.88 years | 11.06 years | 12.33 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.27 years | 12.09 years | 12.6 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.9 years | 12.82 years | 14.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.93 years | 15.01 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 15.98 years | 16.71 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Italy was 16.18 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.06 years in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.