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
Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy, 1998–2026
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
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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