NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Italy

Name: NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Italy
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13.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Italy were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Italy, 2025 13.3% % of population aged 15 to 29

Change from 2024 −1.9percentage points 2024: 15.2%

European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 8th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Italy over time

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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period	Italy	European Union
2025	13.3%	11.0%
2024	15.2%	11.1%
2023	16.1%	11.3%
2022	19.0%	11.8%
2021	23.1%	13.1%
2020	23.5%	14.0%
2019	22.3%	12.8%
2018	23.5%b (break in time series)	13.3%
2017	24.2%	14.0%
2016	24.4%	14.8%
2015	25.8%	15.5%
2014	26.3%	15.9%
2013	26.2%	16.3%
2012	23.9%	15.9%
2011	22.7%	15.4%
2010	22.2%	15.4%
2009	20.7%	14.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 15.2% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 25.8%, the figure has changed by −12.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 8th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.