Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 173,246 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 173,246 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 249,604 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 165,705 number, in 2015.
That places Italy 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 249,604 number | — |
| 1995 | 196,918 number | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 175,678 number | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 183,406 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 177,341 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 174,630 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 182,991 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 184,085 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 178,872 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 179,199 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 182,940 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 177,644 number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 190,740 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 167,389 number | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 166,192 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 165,705 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 172,925 number | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 173,995 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 173,246 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,589 number | 175,678 number | 249,604 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 181,388 number | 174,630 number | 190,740 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 169,909 number | 165,705 number | 173,995 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Uzbekistan 277,541 number compare
- 15 France 241,852 number compare
- 16 Bangladesh 193,042 number compare
- 18 Nigeria 160,941 number compare
- 19 Argentina 153,249 number compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 150,037 number compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Italy was 173,246 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 249,604 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,705 number in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.