Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy
Italy: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 77.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 77.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy peaked at 78.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1995.
That places Italy 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.0% | — |
| 1995 | 71.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 71.5% | 76.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 72.8% | 75.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.7% | 78.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Italy was 77.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.