Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy

Italy: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 133,345 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
133,345 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 138 countries
All-time high
179,723 number
in 1994
All-time low
127,159 number
in 2000
Years of data
18
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Italy, 1994–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1994200620181994: 179.7k number1995: 140.8k number1996: 135.1k number1999: 129.9k number2000: 127.2k number2001: 133.8k number2002: 135.9k number2003: 134.8k number2004: 135.4k number2005: 137.7k number2006: 134.5k number2007: 144.5k number2013: 130.7k number2014: 129.4k number2015: 128.5k number2016: 133.3k number2017: 133.5k number2018: 133.3k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Italy, 1994 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Uzbekistan 173,783 number compare
  2. 13 Egypt 157,365 number compare
  3. 14 France 146,454 number compare
  4. 16 Argentina 111,171 number compare
  5. 17 Myanmar 95,255 number compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom 94,783 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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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.