Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Italy
Italy: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 12.3 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Italy, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Italy stood at 12.3. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Italy peaked at 12.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 2002.
Italy ranks 14th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.5 | — |
| 1999 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.71 | 10.3 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 3 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Italy?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Italy was 12.3 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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