Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy
Italy: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 8.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy stood at 8.9. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy peaked at 23.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 2025.
Italy ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.5 | — |
| 2005 | 22.5 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.7 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 15.5 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 15.1 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.2 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.7 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 14.4 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 11 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 10.1 | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.99 | 13.7 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.58 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 12 North Macedonia 9.5 compare
- 13 Latvia 9.3 compare
- 14 Malta 9.2 compare
- 16 Bulgaria 8.6 compare
- 16 Sweden 8.6 compare
- 18 Luxembourg 8.4 compare
- 18 Netherlands 8.4 compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Italy was 8.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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