Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy

Italy: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
95th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1990
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy, 1987–2016

0.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.792 % of population with low edcuation1989: 0.795 % of population with low edcuation1990: 0.801 % of population with low edcuation1991: 0.797 % of population with low edcuation1992: 0.692 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.694 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.695 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.696 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.694 % of population with low edcuation1997: 0.694 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.514 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.5 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.583 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.561 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.543 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.443 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.435 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.417 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.38 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.369 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.35 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.324 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.322 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.282 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.263 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.25 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.227 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.223 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.211 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Italy ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1987 0.8%
1989 0.8% +0.4%
1990 0.8% +0.8%
1991 0.8% -0.5%
1992 0.7% -13.2%
1993 0.7% +0.3%
1994 0.7% +0.2%
1995 0.7% +0.1%
1996 0.7% -0.2%
1997 0.7% +0.0%
1998 0.5% -26.0%
1999 0.5% -2.6%
2000 0.6% +16.5%
2001 0.6% -3.9%
2002 0.5% -3.1%
2003 0.4% -18.4%
2004 0.4% -1.9%
2005 0.4% -4.1%
2006 0.4% -8.8%
2007 0.4% -2.8%
2008 0.4% -5.1%
2009 0.3% -7.6%
2010 0.3% -0.4%
2011 0.3% -12.7%
2012 0.3% -6.4%
2013 0.2% -5.1%
2014 0.2% -9.4%
2015 0.2% -1.7%
2016 0.2% -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 92 Latvia 0.2% compare
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  3. 94 Sweden 0.2% compare
  4. 96 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare
  5. 97 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  6. 98 Tajikistan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Italy ranks 95th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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