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Literacy

Italy — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 93%
1991 97% (male 98%, female 96%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1992 97% (male 98%, female 96%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96% (1990 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96% (1990 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96% (1990 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA%
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA%
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1998) male: NA% female: NA%
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99% female: 98.3% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99% female: 98.3% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99% female: 98.3% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99% female: 98.3% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.8% female: 98% (2001 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.2% | male: 99.4% | female: 99% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.2% | male: 99.4% | female: 99% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.2% | male: 99.4% | female: 99% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 99.2% (2015 est.) | male: 99.4% (2015 est.) | female: 99% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.2% | male: 99.4% | female: 99% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.2% | male: 99.4% | female: 99% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.4% female: 99% (2018)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.4% female: 99% (2018)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.4% female: 99% (2018)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.4% female: 99% (2018)
2025 total population: 99.3% (2019 est.) male: 99.5% (2019 est.) female: 99.2% (2019 est.)