Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers
Italy
93.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
77.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th
Primary education, teachers over time
- Italy
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Italy currently reports 93.8% against 77.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.1% | 79.9% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 88.4% | 78.8% | 9.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 77.8% | 14.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 77.1% | 18.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 76.9% | 18.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 77.5% | 17.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, teachers, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Italy, at 93.8% against 77.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 16.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers?
- Italy ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.