Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy

Italy: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 217 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
217
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
810
in 2001
All-time low
215
in 2016
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy, 2001–2020

2004006008002001201020202001: 8102002: 7552003: 7042004: 6682005: 5972006: 5352007: 5062008: 4912009: 4312010: 3912011: 3482012: 3162013: 2712014: 2292015: 2292016: 2152017: 2212018: 2302019: 2232020: 217

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy stood at 217.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy peaked at 810 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 215, in 2016.

That places Italy 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Italy, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 810
2002 755 -6.8%
2003 704 -6.8%
2004 668 -5.1%
2005 597 -10.6%
2006 535 -10.4%
2007 506 -5.4%
2008 491 -3.0%
2009 431 -12.2%
2010 391 -9.3%
2011 348 -11.0%
2012 316 -9.2%
2013 271 -14.2%
2014 229 -15.5%
2015 229 +0.0%
2016 215 -6.1%
2017 221 +2.8%
2018 230 +4.1%
2019 223 -3.0%
2020 217 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 610.78 431 810 9
2010s 267.3 215 391 10
2020s 217 217 217 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 France 277 compare
  2. 5 Metropolitan France 273 compare
  3. 6 Spain 267 compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 1,707 compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 201 compare
  6. 9 Denmark 167 compare
  7. 10 Austria 138 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy?
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy was 217 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 810 in 2001.
What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 215 in 2016.
How does Italy rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Italy ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. 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 Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 770 data points, 1998–2020
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