Italy vs United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.8% against 11.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 87th and United States ranks 85th of 123 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 16.9% | 9.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 3.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 13.6% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 12.4% | 3.3% | 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 United States?
- United States, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Italy and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Italy ranks 87th and United States ranks 85th of 123 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).