Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy
Italy: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy stood at 0.0043 units per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy peaked at 0.005 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 2014.
Italy ranks 127th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0042 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.005 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Italy was 0.0043 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Italy ranks 127th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.