Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 27.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.7%
World rank
80th
of 144 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 1960
All-time low
16.4%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 30.71965: 23.21970: 16.91975: 16.61980: 16.41985: 23.31990: 24.81995: 26.12000: 27.62005: 29.52010: 27.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy is 27.7%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy peaked at 30.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1980.

That places Italy 80th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 30.7%
1965 23.2% -24.5%
1970 16.9% -27.1%
1975 16.6% -1.7%
1980 16.4% -1.6%
1985 23.3% +42.4%
1990 24.8% +6.5%
1995 26.1% +5.3%
2000 27.6% +5.7%
2005 29.5% +6.8%
2010 27.7% -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.9% 23.2% 30.7% 2
1970s 16.8% 16.6% 16.9% 2
1980s 19.8% 16.4% 23.3% 2
1990s 25.5% 24.8% 26.1% 2
2000s 28.5% 27.6% 29.5% 2
2010s 27.7% 27.7% 27.7% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 77 Mauritius 29.4% compare
  2. 78 Macao 28.8% compare
  3. 79 Colombia 28.7% compare
  4. 81 Albania 27.6% compare
  5. 82 Zimbabwe 26.3% compare
  6. 83 Panama 25.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Italy was 27.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1980.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Italy ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education
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 population age 75+ with no education