Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy
Italy: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 182,790 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Italy, 1994–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Italy
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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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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.