Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.12
World rank
71st
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.15
in 2000
All-time low
0.04
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy, 1960–2010

0.050.0750.10.1250.151960198520101960: 0.041965: 0.041970: 0.041975: 0.051980: 0.051985: 0.081990: 0.11995: 0.132000: 0.152005: 0.112010: 0.12

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy stood at 0.12.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy peaked at 0.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.

That places Italy 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.04 0.04 0.04 2
1970s 0.045 0.04 0.05 2
1980s 0.065 0.05 0.08 2
1990s 0.115 0.1 0.13 2
2000s 0.13 0.11 0.15 2
2010s 0.12 0.12 0.12 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 69 Colombia 0.13 compare
  2. 69 Singapore 0.13 compare
  3. 71 Dominican Republic 0.12 compare
  4. 71 Paraguay 0.12 compare
  5. 71 Venezuela 0.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total in Italy was 0.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.15 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Italy ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 75.