School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.89 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Italy, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.07 years compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 16.06 years compare
- 28 Costa Rica 16.05 years compare
- 30 Bahrain 15.85 years compare
- 31 Macau, China 15.8 years compare
- 32 Czechia 15.78 years compare
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 199,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 211,606 (2025)
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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About this data
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.