Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Italy
Italy: Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 25,629 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25,629
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
25,857
in 2017
All-time low
23,279
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Italy, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Italy stood at 25,629.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 25,857 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,279, in 1999.
Italy ranks 5th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,279 | 23,279 | 23,279 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24,150 | 23,419 | 24,703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,318 | 24,528 | 25,857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,221 | 24,830 | 25,629 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Italy?
- Labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Italy was 25,629 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25,857 in 2017.
- What is the lowest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,279 in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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