Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy

Italy: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.8171 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8171 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.8832 number per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.5893 number per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.81971199420181971: 0.589 number per square kilometre1972: 0.614 number per square kilometre1976: 0.719 number per square kilometre1977: 0.773 number per square kilometre1978: 0.784 number per square kilometre1979: 0.785 number per square kilometre1980: 0.811 number per square kilometre1981: 0.81 number per square kilometre1982: 0.823 number per square kilometre1983: 0.825 number per square kilometre1984: 0.847 number per square kilometre1985: 0.836 number per square kilometre1986: 0.832 number per square kilometre1987: 0.815 number per square kilometre1988: 0.803 number per square kilometre1989: 0.789 number per square kilometre1990: 0.788 number per square kilometre1991: 0.818 number per square kilometre1992: 0.788 number per square kilometre1993: 0.776 number per square kilometre1994: 0.883 number per square kilometre1995: 0.813 number per square kilometre1996: 0.801 number per square kilometre1999: 0.816 number per square kilometre2000: 0.83 number per square kilometre2001: 0.842 number per square kilometre2002: 0.849 number per square kilometre2003: 0.827 number per square kilometre2004: 0.841 number per square kilometre2005: 0.853 number per square kilometre2006: 0.855 number per square kilometre2007: 0.88 number per square kilometre2013: 0.771 number per square kilometre2014: 0.769 number per square kilometre2015: 0.77 number per square kilometre2016: 0.825 number per square kilometre2017: 0.817 number per square kilometre2018: 0.817 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy is 0.8171 number per square kilometre, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.8832 number per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5893 number per square kilometre, in 1971.

Italy ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy, 1971 to 2018.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.5893 number per square kilometre
1972 0.6137 number per square kilometre +4.1%
1976 0.7186 number per square kilometre +17.1%
1977 0.7729 number per square kilometre +7.6%
1978 0.7839 number per square kilometre +1.4%
1979 0.785 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 0.8109 number per square kilometre +3.3%
1981 0.8102 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1982 0.8233 number per square kilometre +1.6%
1983 0.8248 number per square kilometre +0.2%
1984 0.847 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1985 0.8358 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1986 0.8318 number per square kilometre -0.5%
1987 0.8154 number per square kilometre -2.0%
1988 0.8033 number per square kilometre -1.5%
1989 0.7893 number per square kilometre -1.7%
1990 0.7882 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1991 0.8176 number per square kilometre +3.7%
1992 0.7878 number per square kilometre -3.6%
1993 0.776 number per square kilometre -1.5%
1994 0.8832 number per square kilometre +13.8%
1995 0.813 number per square kilometre -7.9%
1996 0.8013 number per square kilometre -1.4%
1999 0.816 number per square kilometre +1.8%
2000 0.8295 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.8422 number per square kilometre +1.5%
2002 0.8486 number per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.827 number per square kilometre -2.5%
2004 0.841 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2005 0.8532 number per square kilometre +1.5%
2006 0.8554 number per square kilometre +0.3%
2007 0.8797 number per square kilometre +2.8%
2013 0.7713 number per square kilometre -12.3%
2014 0.7691 number per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.7699 number per square kilometre +0.1%
2016 0.8254 number per square kilometre +7.2%
2017 0.8175 number per square kilometre -1.0%
2018 0.8171 number per square kilometre -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7106 number per square kilometre 0.5893 number per square kilometre 0.785 number per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.8192 number per square kilometre 0.7893 number per square kilometre 0.847 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.8104 number per square kilometre 0.776 number per square kilometre 0.8832 number per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.8471 number per square kilometre 0.827 number per square kilometre 0.8797 number per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.795 number per square kilometre 0.7691 number per square kilometre 0.8254 number per square kilometre 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 45 Jamaica 0.9317 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 46 Qatar 0.9065 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 47 El Salvador 0.876 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 49 Denmark 0.7952 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 50 India 0.7935 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 51 Tonga 0.7889 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Italy was 0.8171 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8832 number per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5893 number per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Italy rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.