Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy

Italy: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 182,790 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
182,790 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
6th
of 131 countries
All-time high
203,726 number
in 1994
All-time low
141,215 number
in 2004
Years of data
17
1994–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy, 1994–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1994200620181994: 203.7k number1995: 168.6k number1996: 158.4k number1999: 144.0k number2000: 145.4k number2001: 152.2k number2002: 152.2k number2003: 144.2k number2004: 141.2k number2005: 146.2k number2006: 150.1k number2007: 159.2k number2013: 158.3k number2015: 160.5k number2016: 180.2k number2017: 190.0k number2018: 182.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy is 182,790 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy peaked at 203,726 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 141,215 number, in 2004.

That places Italy 6th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Italy, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 203,726 number
1995 168,569 number -17.3%
1996 158,436 number -6.0%
1999 144,017 number -9.1%
2000 145,383 number +0.9%
2001 152,218 number +4.7%
2002 152,193 number -0.0%
2003 144,180 number -5.3%
2004 141,215 number -2.1%
2005 146,156 number +3.5%
2006 150,135 number +2.7%
2007 159,250 number +6.1%
2013 158,285 number -0.6%
2015 160,530 number +1.4%
2016 180,195 number +12.3%
2017 189,966 number +5.4%
2018 182,790 number -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 168,687 number 144,017 number 203,726 number 4
2000s 148,841 number 141,215 number 159,250 number 8
2010s 174,353 number 158,285 number 189,966 number 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 United States of America 477,591 number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 417,198 number compare
  3. 5 Brazil 359,600 number compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 173,976 number compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 131,251 number compare
  6. 9 Egypt 128,913 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy was 182,790 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 203,726 number in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 141,215 number in 2004.
How does Italy rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Italy ranks 6th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of female 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.