First sexual intercourse in Italy 2017, by age

A survey conducted in 2017 reveals that most Italians had their first sexual intercourse between the age of 17 and 20. More specifically, about 40 percent of people declared they had sex for the first time in that age range. Approximately 23 percent of young adults had their first sexual intercourse in their early 20s. Hence this age range being the second most common age to have intercourse in Italy. Sexual frequency and number of sexual partners in Italy   Further surveys about sexual life of Italians give us insight on the frequency of intercourse and the number of sexual partners. In 2019, 33 percent of Italians stated that they usually had sex two to three times a week. Furthermore, the number of sexual partners Italian people had during their lifetime differed between men and women. The majority of Italian women declared to have had only one sexual partner, while most men said they had sex with more than ten partners. Sexual education in schools   In 2018, schools represented the main place in which young people received sexual education. Almost all secondary school students nationwide discussed the topic in a meeting or a course which took place at school. For that matter, students wished to receive information about sexuality and reproduction within the school yet from external professionals. However, only 22 percent of scholars preferred their teachers to talk about sexuality.

一项于2017年进行的调查显示，大多数意大利人在17至20岁之间经历了首次性行为。具体而言，约有40%的受访者表示他们在该年龄范围内首次发生性行为。大约23%的年轻人首次性行为发生在他们的二十年代初。因此，这一年龄区间成为意大利发生性行为的第二常见年龄。关于意大利人的性频率和性伴侣数量——进一步的关于意大利人性生活的研究，为我们揭示了性行为的频率以及性伴侣的数量。2019年，33%的意大利人表示他们通常每周有两次或三次性行为。此外，意大利人在一生中拥有的性伴侣数量在男女之间存在差异。大多数意大利女性声称她们只有一位性伴侣，而大多数男性表示他们与超过十位伴侣发生过性关系。学校的性教育——2018年，学校成为年轻人接受性教育的主要场所。几乎全国各地的中学学生都在学校的会议或课程中讨论了这一话题。为此，学生们希望在学校的范围内，从外部专业人士那里获得有关性和生殖方面的信息。然而，仅有22%的学者希望他们的教师讨论性话题。