Primary education, teachers in Italy
Italy: Primary education, teachers was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Italy, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Italy is 93.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Italy peaked at 95.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1971.
Italy ranks 17th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Italy, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.1% | — |
| 1972 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 82.8% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.1% | 77.1% | 85.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 88.4% | 86.7% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 89.9% | 94.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.4% | 95.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.8% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Bulgaria 94.2% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 18 Croatia 93.4% compare
- 19 Romania 93.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Italy?
- Primary education, teachers in Italy was 93.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for primary education, teachers?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.