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

Italy: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. was 20.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.5%
World rank
54th
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2010
All-time low
7.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

051015201960198520101960: 7.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 8.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 11.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 12.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 14.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 16.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 17.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 19.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 20.5% 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 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Italy peaked at 20.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1960.

Italy ranks 54th 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 population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Italy, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.9%
1965 8.4% +6.5%
1970 9.0% +7.0%
1975 10.3% +14.2%
1980 11.5% +11.9%
1985 12.9% +12.0%
1990 14.3% +10.9%
1995 16.2% +13.2%
2000 17.5% +8.3%
2005 19.6% +11.8%
2010 20.5% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.2% 7.9% 8.4% 2
1970s 9.6% 9.0% 10.3% 2
1980s 12.2% 11.5% 12.9% 2
1990s 15.2% 14.3% 16.2% 2
2000s 18.5% 17.5% 19.6% 2
2010s 20.5% 20.5% 20.5% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 51 Iceland 22.4% compare
  2. 52 Ireland 21.6% compare
  3. 53 Jamaica 21.2% compare
  4. 55 Iran 19.9% compare
  5. 56 Mauritius 19.4% compare
  6. 57 Ghana 19.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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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 20.5% 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 20.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1960.
How does Italy rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling.?
Italy ranks 54th 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 17.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. 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 population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)