Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy

Italy: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 8 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 183 countries
All-time high
8
in 1998
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy, 1998–2020

024681998200920201998: 81999: 82000: 82001: 82002: 82003: 82004: 82005: 82006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 82014: 82015: 82016: 82017: 82018: 82019: 82020: 8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy peaked at 8 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.

That places Italy 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Italy, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 8
1999 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2001 8 +0.0%
2002 8 +0.0%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 8 +0.0%
2005 8 +0.0%
2006 8 +0.0%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 8 +0.0%
2014 8 +0.0%
2015 8 +0.0%
2016 8 +0.0%
2017 8 +0.0%
2018 8 +0.0%
2019 8 +0.0%
2020 8 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 8 8 8 10
2010s 8 8 8 10
2020s 8 8 8 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 150 Belize 8 compare
  2. 150 Cape Verde 8 compare
  3. 150 Croatia 8 compare
  4. 150 Eritrea 8 compare
  5. 150 Ethiopia 8 compare
  6. 150 India 8 compare
  7. 150 Malawi 8 compare
  8. 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
  9. 150 Samoa 8 compare
  10. 150 South Sudan 8 compare
  11. 150 Tonga 8 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Italy was 8 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
How does Italy rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
Italy ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/