Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy

Italy: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 58,097 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
58,097 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
22nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
71,011 number
in 2009
All-time low
49,039 number
in 2001
Years of data
22
1995–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy, 1995–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1995200620181995: 52.9k number1996: 49.7k number1999: 52.3k number2000: 52.5k number2001: 49.0k number2002: 55.8k number2003: 58.9k number2004: 61.7k number2005: 62.7k number2006: 65.6k number2007: 67.9k number2008: 66.9k number2009: 71.0k number2010: 68.4k number2011: 66.0k number2012: 63.0k number2013: 62.1k number2014: 61.3k number2015: 56.4k number2016: 56.4k number2017: 57.4k number2018: 58.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy is 58,097 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy peaked at 71,011 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49,039 number, in 2001.

Italy ranks 22nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51,616 number 49,689 number 52,869 number 3
2000s 61,210 number 49,039 number 71,011 number 10
2010s 61,013 number 56,379 number 68,360 number 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 19 France 68,937 number compare
  2. 20 Bangladesh 67,826 number compare
  3. 21 Peru 65,571 number compare
  4. 23 Poland 54,161 number compare
  5. 24 Saudi Arabia 48,885 number compare
  6. 25 Nigeria 48,578 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Italy was 58,097 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 71,011 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 49,039 number in 2001.
How does Italy rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Italy ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/