Repetitions, in Italia the average price is 13 euros per hour: Milan is the most expensive city

When a parent finds his or her child's nightmarish report card in their hands, they have to run for cover. Often one picks up the phone or does a quick search on the net for someone to give private lessons, and there are plenty of ads. Especially at this time of year when there is a month to go before high school graduation or to avoid debts and remedial exams in September.

The data collected by the national observatory of LeTueLezioni, a leading online tutoring platform that acts as a bridge between students and qualified private tutors, are a snapshot of the phenomenon: there are strong differences between academic subjects and artistic and sporting disciplines, in fact a singing lesson costs on average 25 euros per hour. Milan with its 18 euros per hour is the most expensive city, although the gap between the North and the South is only 2 euros.

There is a fee schedule when giving tuition. The median price in Italy is around 13 euros per hour. The costs increase +15% depending on the location chosen to hold the lessons, if at home in the presence, rising to 15 euros per hour.

The fee to be given to the tutor changes further depending on the type of discipline: for example, a singing course costs the same as practising for a football match, i.e. 25 euros per hour. The same applies if you want to practise with the racket or practise the violin, down to 21 euros per hour. Musical instruments also include the piano, whose average for a private lesson is around 20 euros per hour.

The price bands fall further for the academic market: subjects such as Mathematics, English, Physics, Latin and Chemistry all have the same median attendance, ranging between 13 and 15 euros per hour. Computer science is the only academic subject to break the block, becoming the only STEM subject to break out of the standardisation band with a cost of €16 per hour. An area where demand is growing but where there is a scarcity of specialised tutors.