Primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy
Italy: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy is 0.0043 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.005 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 2014.
Italy ranks 127th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Italy was 0.0043 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Italy ranks 127th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.