Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary was 17.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.1%
World rank
55th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2010
All-time low
6.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 6.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 7.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 8.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 9.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 10.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 12.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 14 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 15.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy stood at 17.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy peaked at 17.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.

Italy ranks 55th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.5%
1965 7.4% +14.2%
1970 8.4% +13.2%
1975 9.6% +14.2%
1980 10.6% +10.5%
1985 11.6% +9.0%
1990 12.5% +8.6%
1995 14.0% +12.0%
2000 15.2% +8.3%
2005 16.3% +7.0%
2010 17.1% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.0% 6.5% 7.4% 2
1970s 9.0% 8.4% 9.6% 2
1980s 11.1% 10.6% 11.6% 2
1990s 13.3% 12.5% 14.0% 2
2000s 15.7% 15.2% 16.3% 2
2010s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 52 Iran 21.0% compare
  2. 53 Cuba 18.7% compare
  3. 54 Panama 17.5% compare
  4. 56 Bangladesh 16.8% compare
  5. 57 Brazil 14.4% compare
  6. 58 Botswana 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Italy was 17.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary?
Italy ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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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Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)