Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy
Italy: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0072 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy is 0.0072 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0106 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 units per person, in 1973.
That places Italy 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0061 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0065 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0078 units per person | +34.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0101 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0102 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0101 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0104 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.008 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 units per person | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Italy was 0.0072 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 units per person in 1973.
- How does Italy rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Italy ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.