Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy

Italy: Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 54.5 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
54.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
54.5
in 2025
All-time low
46.2
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026

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

02040601998201220261998: 46.21999: 46.82000: 48.12001: 48.62002: 49.12003: 49.52004: 50.82005: 50.52006: 51.12007: 51.42008: 51.12009: 49.92010: 49.82011: 49.72012: 49.42013: 48.62014: 48.92015: 49.52016: 50.22017: 50.92018: 51.22019: 51.72020: 50.62021: 51.62022: 52.62023: 542024: 54.22025: 54.52026: 54.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy is 54.5, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy peaked at 54.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.2, in 1998.

Italy ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy, 1998 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1998 46.2
1999 46.8 +1.3%
2000 48.1 +2.8%
2001 48.6 +1.0%
2002 49.1 +1.0%
2003 49.5 +0.8%
2004 50.8 +2.6%
2005 50.5 -0.6%
2006 51.1 +1.2%
2007 51.4 +0.6%
2008 51.1 -0.6%
2009 49.9 -2.3%
2010 49.8 -0.2%
2011 49.7 -0.2%
2012 49.4 -0.6%
2013 48.6 -1.6%
2014 48.9 +0.6%
2015 49.5 +1.2%
2016 50.2 +1.4%
2017 50.9 +1.4%
2018 51.2 +0.6%
2019 51.7 +1.0%
2020 50.6 -2.1%
2021 51.6 +2.0%
2022 52.6 +1.9%
2023 54 +2.7%
2024 54.2 +0.4%
2025 54.5 +0.6%
2026 54.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.5 46.2 46.8 2
2000s 50.01 48.1 51.4 10
2010s 49.99 48.6 51.7 10
2020s 53.14 50.6 54.5 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 28 Croatia 57.6 compare
  2. 29 Serbia 56.5 compare
  3. 30 Greece 55.1 compare
  4. 32 Romania 53.3 compare
  5. 33 North Macedonia 50.8 compare
  6. 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy?
Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy was 54.5 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 54.5 in 2025.
What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2 in 1998.
How does Italy rank for employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Italy ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2026.
Is employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
38 places, 1,007 data points, 1998–2026
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