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 10.4 in 2015. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 10.4 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Italy peaked at 10.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 1971.
Italy ranks 57th 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.8 | — |
| 1981 | 5.98 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.13 | +52.7% |
| 2005 | 9.58 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 9.67 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.78 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.87 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.95 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.03 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.08 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.17 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.34 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.66 | 9.13 | 9.95 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 10.03 | 10.4 | 5 |
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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 10.4 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 10.4 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 5.8 in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Italy ranks 57th 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 8.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/