Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 131,040 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 131,040 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 142,212 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47,967 number, in 1971.
That places Italy 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47,967 number | — |
| 1972 | 54,291 number | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 51,721 number | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 55,476 number | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 58,626 number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 63,523 number | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 74,874 number | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 79,363 number | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 96,145 number | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 102,635 number | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 108,261 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 107,799 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 107,924 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 108,207 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 108,231 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 108,184 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 109,578 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 109,500 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 109,450 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 109,565 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 108,339 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 103,540 number | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 104,715 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 110,000 number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 114,951 number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 114,230 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 119,027 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 119,222 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 120,896 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 123,384 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 125,522 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 134,231 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 132,471 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 134,361 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 134,332 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 142,212 number | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 132,718 number | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 132,788 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 131,922 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 132,880 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 132,170 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 131,040 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,665 number | 47,967 number | 96,145 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 107,977 number | 102,635 number | 109,578 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,510 number | 103,540 number | 119,222 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 130,926 number | 120,896 number | 142,212 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 132,253 number | 131,040 number | 132,880 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Italy was 131,040 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 142,212 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,967 number in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.