UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy

Italy: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 1971
Years of data
12
1971–2015

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy, 1971–2015

00.20.40.60.811971199320151971: 0.855 GPIA2001: 0.951 GPIA2005: 0.943 GPIA2006: 0.946 GPIA2007: 0.946 GPIA2008: 0.949 GPIA2009: 0.953 GPIA2010: 0.954 GPIA2011: 0.957 GPIA2012: 0.96 GPIA2014: 0.966 GPIA2015: 0.967 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.0% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1971.

Italy ranks 49th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) in Italy, 1971 to 2015.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.9%
2001 1.0% +11.3%
2005 0.9% -0.8%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.0%
2008 0.9% +0.3%
2009 1.0% +0.4%
2010 1.0% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +0.3%
2012 1.0% +0.3%
2014 1.0% +0.7%
2015 1.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 46 Paraguay 1.0% compare
  2. 47 Spain 1.0% compare
  3. 48 Cyprus 1.0% compare
  4. 50 Ecuador 1.0% compare
  5. 51 Hong Kong, China 1.0% compare
  6. 52 Malaysia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Italy was 1.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1971.
How does Italy rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary?
Italy ranks 49th out of 72 countries with data for 2015.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 748 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/