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
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Italy, 1992–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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).