Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy

Italy: Participation rate of young persons in education and training by was 98.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2025
All-time low
84.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy, 2000–2025

0204060801002000201220252000: 84.4 Percentage2001: 85.4 Percentage2002: 87.1 Percentage2003: 87.9 Percentage2004: 89.3 Percentage2005: 90.2 Percentage2006: 90.7 Percentage2007: 91.6 Percentage2008: 91.5 Percentage2009: 92.7 Percentage2010: 92.7 Percentage2011: 93 Percentage2012: 93.5 Percentage2013: 95.1 Percentage2014: 94.8 Percentage2015: 94.3 Percentage2016: 94.7 Percentage2017: 93.2 Percentage2018: 93.9 Percentage2019: 93.7 Percentage2020: 94.8 Percentage2021: 91.4 Percentage2022: 93.4 Percentage2023: 97.4 Percentage2024: 97.7 Percentage2025: 98.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Italy recorded 98.4% for participation rate of young persons in education and training by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy peaked at 98.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2000.

Italy ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Participation rate of young persons in education and training by labour status (incl. NEET rates) in Italy, 2000 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2000 84.4%
2001 85.4% +1.2%
2002 87.1% +2.0%
2003 87.9% +0.9%
2004 89.3% +1.6%
2005 90.2% +1.0%
2006 90.7% +0.6%
2007 91.6% +1.0%
2008 91.5% -0.1%
2009 92.7% +1.3%
2010 92.7% +0.0%
2011 93.0% +0.3%
2012 93.5% +0.5%
2013 95.1% +1.7%
2014 94.8% -0.3%
2015 94.3% -0.5%
2016 94.7% +0.4%
2017 93.2% -1.6%
2018 93.9% +0.8%
2019 93.7% -0.2%
2020 94.8% +1.2%
2021 91.4% -3.6%
2022 93.4% +2.2%
2023 97.4% +4.3%
2024 97.7% +0.3%
2025 98.4% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.1% 84.4% 92.7% 10
2010s 93.9% 92.7% 95.1% 10
2020s 95.5% 91.4% 98.4% 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Sweden 98.7% compare
  2. 6 Greece 98.6% compare
  3. 7 Czechia 98.5% compare
  4. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.2% compare
  5. 10 Slovakia 98.1% compare
  6. 10 Slovakia 98.1% compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More work & labour data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy?
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy was 98.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest participation rate of young persons in education and training by recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest participation rate of young persons in education and training by recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
How does Italy rank for participation rate of young persons in education and training by?
Italy ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is participation rate of young persons in education and training by rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Participation rate of young persons in education and training by labour status (incl. NEET rates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/participation-rate-of-young-persons-in-education-and-training-by-labour-status-incl-neet/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/participation-rate-of-young-persons-in-education-and-training-by-labour-status-incl-neet/italy/">Participation rate of young persons in education and training by in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by labour status (incl. NEET rates)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,122 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed