Italy vs OECD members: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Italy
77.0%
in 2018
OECD members
62.3%
in 2019
Italy rank
14th
OECD members rank
12th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Italy
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 77.0% against 62.3% in OECD members, a difference of 14.7%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 12th of 138 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 73.4% 58.2% 15.2% Italy
2000s 74.7% 60.4% 14.2% Italy
2010s 77.4% 62.1% 15.3% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Italy or OECD members?
Italy, at 77.0% against 62.3% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Italy and OECD members?
14.7%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Italy ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 12th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.