Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Italy
Italy: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 20.12 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Italy, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Italy recorded 20.12 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Italy peaked at 27.68 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.24, in 2009.
Italy ranks 55th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.09 | 22.33 | 24.07 | 7 |
| 1990s | 25.19 | 23.09 | 27.68 | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.16 | 18.24 | 23.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.47 | 18.66 | 20.3 | 8 |
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, tertiary in Italy?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Italy was 20.12 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 27.68 in 1993.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.24 in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.