Euro area vs Italy: Secondary education, teachers

Euro area
64.4%
in 2024
Italy
86.5%
in 2024
Euro area rank
2nd
Italy rank
2nd

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Euro area
  • Italy
020406080197219982024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 86.5% against 64.4% in Euro area, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 50.9% 56.5% 5.6% Italy
1980s 53.2% 59.9% 6.6% Italy
1990s 55.6% 62.8% 7.1% Italy
2000s 59.3% 65.9% 6.5% Italy
2010s 63.5% 69.7% 6.3% Italy
2020s 64.3% 73.0% 8.7% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Euro area or Italy?
Italy, at 86.5% against 64.4% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Euro area and Italy?
22.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Italy?
40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Italy rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Euro area ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary 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
Secondary 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
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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