NEET rate in Sicilia

In Sicilia, 22.2% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Sicilia, 2025 22.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −4.4percentage points 2024: 26.6%
Italy, 2025 13.5% Country total
Position in 2025 41st of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Sicilia over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period SiciliaItaly
2025 22.2% 13.5%
2024 26.6% 16.2%
2023 30.3% 17.1%
2022 33.8% 19.9%
2021 37.6%b (break in time series) 24.5%b (break in time series)
2020 39.3% 25.0%
2019 38.8% 23.0%
2018 40.5%b (break in time series) 24.8%b (break in time series)
2017 39.6% 25.7%
2016 41.4% 26.0%
2015 41.4% 27.9%
2014 42.1% 29.0%
2013 42.0% 29.1%
2012 39.4% 26.9%
2011 38.0% 25.0%
2010 35.7% 24.1%
2009 33.7% 22.3%
2008 33.5% 20.6%
2007 33.5% 20.1%
2006 34.6%b (break in time series) 20.6%b (break in time series)
2005 36.4% 21.2%
2004 35.0%b (break in time series) 20.5%b (break in time series)
2003 37.0% 20.2%
2002 35.3% 20.4%
2001 39.3% 22.0%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −4.4 percentage points from 26.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 41.4%, the figure has changed by −19.2 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Sicilia has the 41st highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 13.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Sicilia
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat