France vs Italy: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 12.6% against 12.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 85th of 124 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 23.3% | 7.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 22.1% | 9.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 17.2% | 6.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 20.3% | 7.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 15.9% | 3.9% | 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, total, France or Italy?
- France, at 12.6% against 12.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between France and Italy?
- 0.6%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- France ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 85th of 124 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, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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).