Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy
Italy: Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 25.6% for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Italy peaked at 36.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.2% | — |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.2% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 28.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Italy?
- Employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity in Italy was 25.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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