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

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. was 8.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.6%
World rank
65th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2010
All-time low
3.0%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

024681960198520101960: 3.21965: 3.11970: 31975: 3.41980: 3.71985: 51990: 5.81995: 6.62000: 7.12005: 8.52010: 8.6

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 8.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Italy peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.

That places Italy 65th 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 secondary schooling. in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.2%
1965 3.1% -3.8%
1970 3.0% -1.0%
1975 3.4% +10.8%
1980 3.7% +9.5%
1985 5.0% +36.2%
1990 5.8% +15.7%
1995 6.6% +13.6%
2000 7.1% +7.3%
2005 8.5% +20.3%
2010 8.6% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 2
1970s 3.2% 3.0% 3.4% 2
1980s 4.4% 3.7% 5.0% 2
1990s 6.2% 5.8% 6.6% 2
2000s 7.8% 7.1% 8.5% 2
2010s 8.6% 8.6% 8.6% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 62 Qatar 8.9% compare
  2. 63 Cuba 8.7% compare
  3. 64 United Arab Emirates 8.7% compare
  4. 66 Saudi Arabia 8.5% compare
  5. 67 Serbia 8.4% compare
  6. 68 Hong Kong 8.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Italy?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Italy was 8.6% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling.?
Italy ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. 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 population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary