Teachers in secondary education, male in Italy

Italy: Teachers in secondary education, male was 144,389 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
144,389 number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
18th
of 190 countries
All-time high
226,614 number
in 1989
All-time low
114,872 number
in 2013
Years of data
32
1977–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Italy, 1977–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1977199720181977: 202.8k number1978: 210.3k number1979: 211.7k number1980: 216.9k number1981: 217.1k number1982: 215.0k number1983: 215.7k number1984: 213.8k number1985: 216.7k number1986: 220.5k number1987: 222.7k number1988: 224.9k number1989: 226.6k number1990: 220.8k number1991: 222.2k number1992: 220.7k number1993: 217.1k number1994: 220.4k number1995: 195.5k number1996: 168.3k number1999: 148.1k number2000: 148.8k number2001: 155.2k number2002: 152.6k number2003: 149.2k number2004: 140.4k number2007: 147.0k number2013: 114.9k number2015: 118.8k number2016: 143.4k number2017: 137.4k number2018: 144.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Italy stood at 144,389 number.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Italy peaked at 226,614 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 114,872 number, in 2013.

Italy ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 208,289 number 202,835 number 211,693 number 3
1980s 218,980 number 213,813 number 226,614 number 10
1990s 201,628 number 148,147 number 222,236 number 8
2000s 148,844 number 140,385 number 155,162 number 6
2010s 131,777 number 114,872 number 144,389 number 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 15 Russian Federation 187,425 number compare
  2. 16 France 182,633 number compare
  3. 17 Uzbekistan 145,454 number compare
  4. 19 United Kingdom 143,105 number compare
  5. 20 Ghana 140,336 number compare
  6. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 139,045 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Italy?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Italy was 144,389 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 226,614 number in 1989.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 114,872 number in 2013.
How does Italy rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/