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

Latest (2025)
25.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
36.2%
in 2008
All-time low
25.6%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy, 2008–2025

0102030402008201620252008: 36.2 Percentage2009: 35.2 Percentage2010: 34.2 Percentage2011: 33.8 Percentage2012: 33.1 Percentage2013: 32.2 Percentage2014: 31.2 Percentage2015: 30.8 Percentage2016: 30.7 Percentage2017: 30.1 Percentage2018: 29.8 Percentage2019: 29.5 Percentage2020: 28.9 Percentage2021: 28.6 Percentage2022: 28.5 Percentage2023: 26.5 Percentage2024: 25.6 Percentage2025: 25.6 Percentage

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

Annual values for Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) in Italy, 2008 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Türkiye 35.2% compare
  2. 2 Portugal 29.5% compare
  3. 3 Spain 28.2% compare
  4. 5 Malta 23.3% compare
  5. 6 Iceland 20.7% compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare
  7. 7 Netherlands 20.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 811 data points, 2008–2025
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