Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Italy
Italy: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 9.98 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Italy, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Italy is 9.98, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Italy peaked at 13.37 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8.18, in 1994.
Italy ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.42 | 10.68 | 13.37 | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.76 | 9.07 | 10.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.28 | 8.18 | 10.54 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.44 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.67 | 9.98 | 11.38 | 4 |
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, secondary in Italy?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Italy was 9.98 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 in 1973.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.18 in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Italy ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.