Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy

Italy: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 61.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
61.7%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 125 countries
All-time high
68.0%
in 2004
All-time low
61.4%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy, 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 66.11993: 66.61994: 66.31995: 65.41996: 661997: 65.81998: 66.31999: 66.82000: 67.62001: 67.42002: 67.42003: 66.82004: 682005: 67.32006: 67.62007: 672008: 672009: 66.42010: 65.92011: 652012: 65.32013: 64.42014: 64.52015: 64.22016: 64.42017: 63.92018: 63.52019: 63.12020: 61.42021: 61.72022: 62.32023: 62.32024: 61.7

Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2024, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy stood at 61.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy peaked at 68.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2020.

That places Italy 78th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 66.1%
1993 66.6% +0.8%
1994 66.3% -0.5%
1995 65.4% -1.3%
1996 66.0% +0.9%
1997 65.8% -0.3%
1998 66.3% +0.7%
1999 66.8% +0.7%
2000 67.6% +1.2%
2001 67.4% -0.3%
2002 67.4% +0.0%
2003 66.8% -0.8%
2004 68.0% +1.7%
2005 67.3% -1.0%
2006 67.6% +0.5%
2007 67.0% -0.9%
2008 67.0% -0.0%
2009 66.4% -0.9%
2010 65.9% -0.8%
2011 65.0% -1.4%
2012 65.3% +0.5%
2013 64.4% -1.3%
2014 64.5% +0.1%
2015 64.2% -0.5%
2016 64.4% +0.3%
2017 63.9% -0.7%
2018 63.5% -0.7%
2019 63.1% -0.6%
2020 61.4% -2.8%
2021 61.7% +0.6%
2022 62.3% +0.9%
2023 62.3% +0.1%
2024 61.7% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.2% 65.4% 66.8% 8
2000s 67.2% 66.4% 68.0% 10
2010s 64.4% 63.1% 65.9% 10
2020s 61.9% 61.4% 62.3% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 75 Hong Kong 62.4% compare
  2. 76 Russia 62.1% compare
  3. 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.8% compare
  4. 79 Spain 61.7% compare
  5. 80 South Korea 61.5% compare
  6. 81 Turkey 61.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy?
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy was 61.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2020.
How does Italy rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
Italy ranks 78th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 2,676 data points, 1970–2025
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The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).