Italy - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Italy was 68.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 71.56 in 2013, while its lowest value was 56.15 in 1977.

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

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

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Year Value
1977 56.15
1978 56.33
1979 57.10
1980 57.54
1981 58.18
1982 59.23
1983 59.48
1984 59.96
1985 60.40
1986 60.78
1987 61.12
1988 61.07
1989 61.10
1990 61.38
1991 62.31
1992 62.64
1993 62.56
1994 63.50
1995 61.28
1996 63.56
1999 64.90
2000 64.69
2001 64.83
2002 65.38
2003 65.15
2004 66.34
2005 66.36
2006 66.69
2007 67.39
2013 71.56
2015 70.87
2016 68.61
2017 70.19
2018 68.65
2019 68.57

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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