Italy vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Italy
93.8%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
86.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
18th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Italy
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 93.8% against 86.9% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 18th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st of 212 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.3% | 81.5% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 1980s | 88.4% | 82.4% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 84.1% | 7.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 85.6% | 9.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 86.4% | 9.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 86.9% | 7.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Italy or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Italy, at 93.8% against 86.9% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Italy and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 6.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Italy and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Italy ranks 18th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release