Secondary education, teachers in Italy
Italy: Secondary education, teachers was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Italy, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Italy recorded 86.5% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Italy peaked at 86.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1977.
That places Italy 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Italy, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 56.2% | — |
| 1978 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.5% | 56.2% | 57.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 57.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.3% | 64.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.7% | 67.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.6% | 71.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 68.6% | 86.5% | 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 in Italy?
- Secondary education, teachers in Italy was 86.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Italy ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.