Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Italy
Italy: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 11.48 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Italy, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Italy recorded 11.48 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2017.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Italy peaked at 21.62 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.24, in 1994.
Italy ranks 177th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.38 | 16.94 | 21.62 | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.38 | 12.52 | 16.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.31 | 10.24 | 12.17 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.63 | 10.33 | 10.96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.75 | 11.12 | 12.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 25.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Italy?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Italy was 11.48 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 21.62 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.24 in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Italy ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.