Italy vs Spain: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.9% against 8.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 100th and Spain ranks 102nd of 125 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 29.7% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 19.9% | 6.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 13.5% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.0% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.7% | 5.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 9.9% against 8.9% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Italy and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Italy ranks 100th and Spain ranks 102nd of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).