Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy
Italy: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 89.62 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Italy recorded 89.62 Index for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy peaked at 100.53 Index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.62 Index, in 2025.
That places Italy 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.53 Index | — |
| 2014 | 100.33 Index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.07 Index | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.76 Index | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.53 Index | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 100.06 Index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 100.46 Index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.45 Index | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 91.11 Index | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 91.53 Index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.85 Index | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 89.62 Index | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 89.62 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 102.02 Index, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Italy's 89.62 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.02 Index, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.61 Index | 97.76 Index | 100.53 Index | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.17 Index | 89.62 Index | 100.46 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 16 Greece 93.76 Index compare
- 17 United States 92.28 Index compare
- 18 Portugal 90.57 Index compare
- 20 Costa Rica 81.97 Index 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 trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Italy was 89.62 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 100.53 Index in 2013.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.62 Index in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Italy ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.