NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Italy

Italy: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 696.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
696.43
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
15th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1,329
in 2013
All-time low
696.43
in 2024
Years of data
20
2005–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Italy, 2005–2024

05001.0k1.5k2005201420242005: 1.0k2006: 1.0k2007: 958.42008: 988.42009: 1.1k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.0k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.1k2022: 916.92023: 733.72024: 696.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Italy stood at 696.43. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Italy peaked at 1,329 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 696.43, in 2024.

Italy ranks 15th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Italy, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Italy, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 1,030
2006 1,000 -2.8%
2007 958.38 -4.2%
2008 988.36 +3.1%
2009 1,050 +6.3%
2010 1,136 +8.2%
2011 1,177 +3.6%
2012 1,257 +6.7%
2013 1,329 +5.8%
2014 1,325 -0.3%
2015 1,274 -3.9%
2016 1,179 -7.4%
2017 1,187 +0.7%
2018 1,114 -6.1%
2019 1,048 -6.0%
2020 1,104 +5.4%
2021 1,141 +3.3%
2022 916.89 -19.6%
2023 733.71 -20.0%
2024 696.43 -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,005 958.38 1,050 5
2010s 1,203 1,048 1,329 10
2020s 918.48 696.43 1,141 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 12 Zimbabwe 994.23 compare
  2. 13 France 957.75 compare
  3. 14 Argentina 697.65 compare
  4. 16 Germany 632.34 compare
  5. 17 Ecuador 550.69 compare
  6. 18 Honduras 534.31 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Italy?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Italy was 696.43 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1,329 in 2013.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 696.43 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Italy ranks 15th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.