Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Italy
Italy: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Italy, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Italy is 9.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Italy peaked at 24.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2025.
That places Italy 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 20.9% | — |
| 1984 | 23.5% | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.4% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -17.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 19.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 9.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Italy?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Italy was 9.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Italy ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).