Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Italy

Italy: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 39,901 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
39,901 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 137 countries
All-time high
69,881 number
in 1994
All-time low
36,668 number
in 2013
Years of data
16
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Italy, 1994–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1994200620181994: 69.9k number1995: 56.1k number1996: 40.6k number1999: 47.4k number2000: 47.5k number2001: 49.2k number2002: 48.2k number2003: 44.1k number2004: 43.8k number2007: 46.2k number2013: 36.7k number2014: 36.8k number2015: 37.2k number2016: 39.6k number2017: 40.5k number2018: 39.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 39,901 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Italy peaked at 69,881 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 36,668 number, in 2013.

That places Italy 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53,516 number 40,618 number 69,881 number 4
2000s 46,488 number 43,776 number 49,203 number 6
2010s 38,436 number 36,668 number 40,473 number 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 25 Morocco 48,962 number compare
  2. 26 Argentina 42,078 number compare
  3. 27 Nepal 40,549 number compare
  4. 29 Burkina Faso 38,916 number compare
  5. 30 Afghanistan 37,455 number compare
  6. 31 Thailand 37,233 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Italy?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Italy was 39,901 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 69,881 number in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 36,668 number in 2013.
How does Italy rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/