Italy - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Italy was 95.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 95.94 in 2013, while its lowest value was 77.15 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 77.15
1972 78.48
1976 82.79
1977 83.78
1978 84.84
1979 85.74
1980 86.66
1981 87.05
1982 86.77
1983 87.67
1984 88.55
1985 88.88
1986 89.35
1987 89.79
1988 89.79
1989 89.79
1990 89.87
1991 90.55
1992 90.71
1993 90.71
1994 92.90
1995 93.13
1996 93.59
1999 94.58
2000 94.77
2001 94.81
2002 95.26
2003 95.29
2004 95.37
2005 95.55
2006 95.68
2007 95.25
2013 95.94
2014 95.88
2015 95.87
2016 95.88
2017 95.62
2018 95.53
2019 95.44

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs