UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy

Italy: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 10.19 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10.19
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
59th
of 93 countries
All-time high
10.19
in 2015
All-time low
5.32
in 1971
Years of data
13
1971–2015

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy, 1971–2015

02.557.5101971199320151971: 5.31981: 5.42001: 8.82005: 9.22006: 9.32007: 9.42008: 9.62009: 9.62010: 9.72011: 9.82012: 9.92014: 10.12015: 10.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy is 10.19, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy peaked at 10.19 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 1971.

That places Italy 59th out of 93 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Italy, 1971 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1971 5.32
1981 5.36 +0.9%
2001 8.76 +63.4%
2005 9.19 +4.8%
2006 9.3 +1.2%
2007 9.44 +1.5%
2008 9.56 +1.2%
2009 9.64 +0.8%
2010 9.72 +0.9%
2011 9.8 +0.8%
2012 9.92 +1.2%
2014 10.11 +1.9%
2015 10.19 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.32 5.32 5.32 1
1980s 5.36 5.36 5.36 1
2000s 9.31 8.76 9.64 6
2010s 9.95 9.72 10.19 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.31 compare
  2. 57 Greece 10.26 compare
  3. 58 Spain 10.25 compare
  4. 60 South Africa 10.15 compare
  5. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.82 compare
  6. 62 Qatar 9.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy was 10.19 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 2015.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 1971.
How does Italy rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Italy ranks 59th out of 93 countries with data for 2015.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/