Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy
Italy: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 129,571 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy is 129,571 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy peaked at 140,889 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47,967 number, in 1971.
That places Italy 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 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% |
| 1991 | 107,353 number | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 102,920 number | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 104,086 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 109,500 number | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 114,469 number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 113,539 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 118,604 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 120,034 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 121,033 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 122,494 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 133,556 number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 131,900 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 133,771 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 133,661 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 140,889 number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 130,039 number | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 131,118 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 130,572 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 131,396 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 130,484 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 129,571 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,730 number | 47,967 number | 79,363 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 110,067 number | 102,920 number | 118,604 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 129,667 number | 120,034 number | 140,889 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 130,530 number | 129,571 number | 131,396 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Italy was 129,571 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 140,889 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,967 number in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.