School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy

Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.89 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.89 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.22 years
in 2011
All-time low
11.72 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 15.89 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy peaked at 16.22 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.72 years, in 1971.

That places Italy 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Italy, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 11.72 years
1972 12.06 years +2.9%
1973 12.28 years +1.8%
1974 12.41 years +1.1%
1975 12.55 years +1.1%
1976 12.78 years +1.8%
1977 12.85 years +0.6%
1978 12.81 years -0.3%
1979 12.72 years -0.8%
1980 12.59 years -1.0%
1981 12.49 years -0.7%
1983 12.28 years -1.7%
1984 12.29 years +0.1%
1985 12.36 years +0.6%
1986 12.38 years +0.2%
1987 12.38 years +0.0%
1988 12.53 years +1.2%
1989 12.67 years +1.1%
1990 12.83 years +1.2%
1991 13.05 years +1.8%
1992 13.23 years +1.4%
1993 13.36 years +1.0%
1994 13.74 years +2.8%
1995 13.98 years +1.7%
1996 14.11 years +0.9%
1997 14.36 years +1.8%
1998 14.47 years +0.7%
1999 14.68 years +1.5%
2000 14.86 years +1.2%
2001 15.12 years +1.8%
2002 15.39 years +1.7%
2003 15.52 years +0.8%
2004 15.56 years +0.3%
2005 15.69 years +0.9%
2006 15.84 years +0.9%
2007 15.9 years +0.4%
2008 15.97 years +0.4%
2009 15.98 years +0.0%
2010 16.01 years +0.2%
2011 16.22 years +1.3%
2012 15.97 years -1.5%
2013 15.76 years -1.3%
2014 15.7 years -0.4%
2015 15.63 years -0.4%
2016 15.55 years -0.6%
2017 15.78 years +1.5%
2018 15.89 years +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.46 years 11.72 years 12.85 years 9
1980s 12.44 years 12.28 years 12.67 years 9
1990s 13.78 years 12.83 years 14.68 years 10
2000s 15.58 years 14.86 years 15.98 years 10
2010s 15.83 years 15.55 years 16.22 years 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.07 years compare
  2. 27 Saudi Arabia 16.06 years compare
  3. 28 Costa Rica 16.05 years compare
  4. 30 Bahrain 15.85 years compare
  5. 31 Macau, China 15.8 years compare
  6. 32 Czechia 15.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy was 15.89 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16.22 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 11.72 years in 1971.
How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Italy ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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
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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.