Youth literacy in Italy
In Italy, 99.9% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2019.
The latest value for Italy is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2022.
The latest value carries the source flag “UIS estimate”.
Italy, 2019
99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate)
Change from 2011
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Youth literacy in Italy over time
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2011 | 99.9% |
| 2001 | 99.8% |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 99.9% in 2011, a change of 0 percentage points.
- Since 1981, when it was 99.6%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
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Adult participation in learning
10.8%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
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