Italy vs Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers

Italy
93.8%
in 2024
Upper middle income
74.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Italy
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 93.8% against 74.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 17th and Upper middle 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 Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 84.3% 46.9% 37.4% Italy
1980s 88.4% 49.4% 39.1% Italy
1990s 92.0% 55.4% 36.6% Italy
2000s 95.2% 60.7% 34.6% Italy
2010s 95.7% 68.5% 27.2% Italy
2020s 94.8% 73.6% 21.1% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Italy or Upper middle income?
Italy, at 93.8% against 74.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Italy and Upper middle income?
18.9%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Upper middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Italy and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Italy ranks 17th and Upper middle 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

Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.