Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 287,278 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy is 287,278 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy peaked at 354,226 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 236,489 number, in 2013.
That places Italy 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 354,226 number | — |
| 1995 | 307,898 number | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 286,098 number | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 252,774 number | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 244,749 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 246,667 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 258,177 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 256,582 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 249,305 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 237,824 number | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 244,706 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 249,179 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 260,017 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 236,489 number | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 242,161 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 283,966 number | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 286,901 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 287,278 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 289,149 number | 244,749 number | 354,226 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 250,307 number | 237,824 number | 260,017 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 267,359 number | 236,489 number | 287,278 number | 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, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Italy was 287,278 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 354,226 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,489 number in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.