Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy
Italy: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 10.18 in 2017. β² Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy, 1994β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy stood at 10.18.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy peaked at 10.84 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1994.
Italy ranks 97th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.77 | 8 | 10.82 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 9.07 | 10.39 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.54 | 10.18 | 10.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Italy was 10.18 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Italy ranks 97th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.