Italy: teaching about sexuality in school

This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted among secondary school students asking about their preference in terms of persons informing them about sexuality and reproduction, in Italy in 2018. According to data, 62 percent of students wished to get information on these topics from experts not belonging to the school, whereas 36 percent of scholars preferred to talk about sexuality and reproduction with other teachers and experts from the school itself. The smallest part of respondents (22 percent) would like to talk about sexuality with their teachers.

From whom would you prefer to receive information about sexuality and reproduction in your school?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Experts from outside my school	62%
Other teachers and experts from my school	36%
My teachers	22%

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

16,063*

Age group

16-17 years

Special properties

secondary school students

Supplementary notes

The survey has involved students from 941 third grade classes in 482 different high schools nationwide.
The source does not specify the methodology.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Da chi vorresti ricevere informazioni a scuola?"
*The count refers also to respondents who did not believe that information on sexuality and reproduction should be provided by school. This survey considers only the count of respondents who believed that information on sexuality and reproduction should be provided by school. The share of these respondents amounted to 94 percent of the count.

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