School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy

Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.48 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
16.48 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.22 years
in 2011
All-time low
10.38 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy, 1971–2018

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Italy recorded 16.48 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy peaked at 17.22 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.38 years, in 1971.

Italy ranks 37th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.28 years 10.38 years 11.85 years 9
1980s 12.1 years 11.89 years 12.52 years 9
1990s 14.03 years 12.81 years 15.17 years 10
2000s 16.3 years 15.16 years 16.96 years 10
2010s 16.68 years 16.41 years 17.22 years 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 34 Canada 16.72 years compare
  2. 35 Estonia 16.72 years compare
  3. 36 Barbados 16.69 years compare
  4. 38 Austria 16.39 years compare
  5. 39 Switzerland 16.31 years compare
  6. 40 Uruguay 16.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Italy was 16.48 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17.22 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10.38 years in 1971.
How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Italy ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.