Teachers in primary education, female in Italy
Italy: Teachers in primary education, female was 241,634 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 241,634 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Italy peaked at 260,146 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 173,312 number, in 1971.
That places Italy 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 173,312 number | — |
| 1972 | 180,500 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 211,337 number | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 227,309 number | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 230,546 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 230,876 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 238,495 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 238,299 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 242,151 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 242,589 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 249,103 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 245,808 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 244,631 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 239,806 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 236,246 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 232,146 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 231,821 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 240,466 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 231,697 number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 228,233 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 259,753 number | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 239,119 number | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 235,677 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 239,980 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 245,298 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 249,040 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 250,932 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 244,551 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 248,707 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 252,314 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 252,953 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 260,146 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 228,085 number | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 227,446 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 227,680 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 244,071 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 241,743 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 241,634 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,980 number | 173,312 number | 230,876 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 240,927 number | 232,146 number | 249,103 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,343 number | 228,233 number | 259,753 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 250,493 number | 244,551 number | 260,146 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 235,110 number | 227,446 number | 244,071 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 primary education, female in Italy?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Italy was 241,634 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 260,146 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,312 number in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in 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 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.