Italy Literacy Rate 1981-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Italy literacy rate for 2019 was 99.35%, a 0.5% increase from 2011.
- Italy literacy rate for 2011 was 98.85%, a 0.43% increase from 2001.
- Italy literacy rate for 2001 was 98.42%, a 1.96% increase from 1981.
- Italy literacy rate for 1981 was 96.46%, a 96.46% increase from .
Italy Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
2019 |
99.35% |
0.50% |
2011 |
98.85% |
0.43% |
2001 |
98.42% |
1.96% |
1981 |
96.46% |
1.96% |