Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy

Italy: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 632 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
632
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1,421
in 2014
All-time low
632
in 2025
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy, 2009–2025

05001.0k1.5k2009201720252009: 8792010: 9352011: 9512012: 1.2k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.1k2020: 9792021: 1.0k2022: 8832023: 8142024: 6712025: 632

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy is 632, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy peaked at 1,421 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 632, in 2025.

That places Italy 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy, 2009 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2009 879
2010 935 +6.4%
2011 951 +1.7%
2012 1,232 +29.5%
2013 1,395 +13.2%
2014 1,421 +1.9%
2015 1,306 -8.1%
2016 1,317 +0.8%
2017 1,293 -1.8%
2018 1,193 -7.7%
2019 1,106 -7.3%
2020 979 -11.5%
2021 1,013 +3.5%
2022 883 -12.8%
2023 814 -7.8%
2024 671 -17.6%
2025 632 -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 879 879 879 1
2010s 1,215 935 1,421 10
2020s 832 632 1,013 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Spain 1,206 compare
  2. 3 France 567 compare
  3. 4 Germany 530 compare
  4. 5 Sweden 206 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Italy was 632 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1,421 in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 632 in 2025.
How does Italy rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Italy ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 622 data points, 2009–2025
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