Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy
Italy: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 66.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 45 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 2023
All-time low
57.6%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy peaked at 66.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1995.
That places Italy 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.6% | — |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 57.6% | 59.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 62.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.1% | 66.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 38 Belgium 71.9% compare
- 39 Greece 70.9% compare
- 40 Romania 67.1% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 66.6% compare
- 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 44 Montenegro 61.5% compare
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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Italy was 66.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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