Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Italy
Italy: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 92,744 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Italy, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Italy is 92,744 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Italy peaked at 110,314 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48,787 number, in 1983.
Italy ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 48,787 number | — |
| 1984 | 49,071 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 49,997 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 51,539 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 51,649 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 52,502 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 53,855 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 54,473 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 55,766 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 57,283 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 58,359 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 76,668 number | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 77,247 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70,342 number | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 73,034 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 75,081 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 80,775 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 80,313 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 87,215 number | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 91,978 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 94,371 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 99,595 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 104,421 number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 103,283 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 110,314 number | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 106,119 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 103,468 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 99,221 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 98,421 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98,008 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89,972 number | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 89,530 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 91,291 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 92,744 number | +1.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 92,744 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 7.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 92,744 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +31.4% | 58,359 number | 76,668 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51,057 number | 48,787 number | 53,855 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 65,396 number | 54,473 number | 77,247 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 92,735 number | 75,081 number | 110,314 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,530 number | 89,530 number | 106,119 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 25 Poland 97,413 number compare
- 26 Vietnam 93,851 number compare
- 27 Bangladesh 93,016 number compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 84,176 number compare
- 30 Malaysia 76,840 number compare
- 31 Netherlands 69,777 number compare
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Italy?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Italy was 92,744 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 110,314 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,787 number in 1983.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.