Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy
Italy: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 133,345 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 133,345 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy peaked at 179,723 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 127,159 number, in 2000.
Italy ranks 15th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 179,723 number | — |
| 1995 | 140,770 number | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 135,060 number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 129,926 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 127,159 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 133,788 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 135,917 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 134,780 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 135,423 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 137,650 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 134,507 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 144,521 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 130,721 number | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 129,434 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 128,536 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 133,279 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 133,522 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 133,345 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,370 number | 129,926 number | 179,723 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 135,468 number | 127,159 number | 144,521 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 131,473 number | 128,536 number | 133,522 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy was 133,345 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 179,723 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,159 number in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.