Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy

Italy: Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 18,845 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
18,845
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
18,956
in 2024
All-time low
14,622
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026

Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy, 1998–2026

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998201220261998: 14.6k1999: 15.0k2000: 15.3k2001: 15.6k2002: 15.9k2003: 16.1k2004: 16.2k2005: 16.6k2006: 16.8k2007: 17.1k2008: 17.3k2009: 17.0k2010: 17.0k2011: 17.1k2012: 17.0k2013: 16.7k2014: 16.9k2015: 17.2k2016: 17.4k2017: 17.8k2018: 17.7k2019: 17.9k2020: 17.5k2021: 17.9k2022: 18.3k2023: 18.8k2024: 19.0k2025: 18.9k2026: 18.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 18,845 for employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy peaked at 18,956 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,622, in 1998.

That places Italy 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,793 14,622 14,963 2
2000s 16,398 15,343 17,281 10
2010s 17,252 16,708 17,894 10
2020s 18,456 17,503 18,956 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,739 compare
  2. 3 France 25,275 compare
  3. 4 Spain 19,052 compare
  4. 6 Poland 13,870 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 8,326 compare
  6. 8 Romania 6,674 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy?
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy was 18,845 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 18,956 in 2024.
What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 14,622 in 1998.
How does Italy rank for employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Italy ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2026.
Is employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,007 data points, 1998–2026
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