Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy
Italy: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 235,443 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Italy recorded 235,443 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy peaked at 260,146 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 173,312, in 1971.
Italy ranks 19th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 173,312 | — |
| 1972 | 180,500 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 188,209 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 195,918 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 203,628 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 211,337 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 227,309 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 230,546 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 230,876 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 238,495 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 238,299 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 242,151 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 242,589 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 249,103 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 245,808 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 244,631 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 239,806 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 236,246 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 232,146 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 231,821 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 240,466 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 231,697 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 228,233 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 259,753 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 239,119 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 235,677 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 237,111 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 238,546 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 239,980 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 245,298 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 249,040 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 250,932 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 244,551 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 248,707 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 252,314 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 252,953 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 260,146 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 228,085 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 227,446 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 227,680 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 244,071 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 241,743 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 241,634 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 240,410 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 240,527 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 237,485 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 237,152 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 236,665 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 235,443 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204,626 | 173,312 | 230,876 | 9 |
| 1980s | 240,927 | 232,146 | 249,103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,240 | 228,233 | 259,753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,493 | 244,551 | 260,146 | 8 |
| 2010s | 235,867 | 227,446 | 244,071 | 7 |
| 2020s | 237,454 | 235,443 | 240,527 | 5 |
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, 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Italy was 235,443 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 260,146 in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,312 in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 19th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.