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GOAL 4: Quality Education in Italy

Italy: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 66.7%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.429 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Italy, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.429 5 year moving average2005: 0.429 5 year moving average2006: 0.444 5 year moving average2007: 0.556 5 year moving average2008: 0.556 5 year moving average2009: 0.556 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.6 5 year moving average2013: 0.7 5 year moving average2014: 0.7 5 year moving average2015: 0.7 5 year moving average2016: 0.7 5 year moving average2017: 0.636 5 year moving average2018: 0.545 5 year moving average2019: 0.545 5 year moving average2020: 0.636 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.6 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 4: quality education in Italy is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Italy peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.429 5 year moving average, in 2004.

That places Italy 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Italy, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.429 5 year moving average —
2005 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2006 0.444 5 year moving average +3.5%
2007 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2008 0.556 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.556 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average -10.1%
2011 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.6 5 year moving average +20.0%
2013 0.7 5 year moving average +16.7%
2014 0.7 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.7 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.7 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.636 5 year moving average -9.1%
2018 0.545 5 year moving average -14.3%
2019 0.545 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.636 5 year moving average +16.7%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average -5.7%
2022 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 1 5 year moving average +66.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 4: Quality Education in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +66.7% 0.6 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.495 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6126 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.7 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.709 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Italy?
Goal 4: quality education in Italy was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.429 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Italy rank for goal 4: quality education?
Italy ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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