Out-of-school youth in Italy
In Italy, 5.6% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2023.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Italy, 2023
5.6%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
+0.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
6.4%
Position in 2023
121st of 148
Out-of-school youth in Italy over time
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% of youth of upper secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 5.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 5.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 5.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 5.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 5.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 5.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 7.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 7.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 7.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 7.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 10.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 10.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 6.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 8.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 7.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 11.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 9.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 10.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 11.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2003 | 12.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 13.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2001 | 16.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 5.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 7.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 121st highest value.
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1.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.3%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
31.1%
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Early leavers from education and training
8.2%
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Adult participation in learning
10.8%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.1%
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