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 9.99 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
9.99
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
59th
of 91 countries
All-time high
9.99
in 2015
All-time low
4.82
in 1981
Years of data
13
1971–2015

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

02468101971199320151971: 4.91981: 4.82001: 8.42005: 8.82006: 92007: 9.12008: 9.32009: 9.42010: 9.42011: 9.52012: 9.72014: 9.92015: 10

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy stood at 9.99. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy peaked at 9.99 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.82, in 1981.

Italy ranks 59th of 91 countries on this measure, 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, female in Italy, 1971 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1971 4.88
1981 4.82 -1.3%
2001 8.44 +75.2%
2005 8.84 +4.7%
2006 8.97 +1.5%
2007 9.13 +1.8%
2008 9.27 +1.5%
2009 9.35 +0.9%
2010 9.45 +1.1%
2011 9.55 +1.0%
2012 9.69 +1.5%
2014 9.89 +2.1%
2015 9.99 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.88 4.88 4.88 1
1980s 4.82 4.82 4.82 1
2000s 9 8.44 9.35 6
2010s 9.71 9.45 9.99 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 56 Azerbaijan 10.22 compare
  2. 57 Spain 10.16 compare
  3. 58 South Africa 10.03 compare
  4. 60 Greece 9.97 compare
  5. 61 Palestine, State of 9.43 compare
  6. 62 Portugal 9.37 compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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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 9.99 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 9.99 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 4.82 in 1981.
How does Italy rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Italy ranks 59th out of 91 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 13.1%. 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, female. 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, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female 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/