Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy

Italy: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 1,052 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,052 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,480 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
758 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy, 2000–2020

05001.0k1.5k2000201020202000: 1.1k Thousand persons2001: 1.2k Thousand persons2002: 1.1k Thousand persons2003: 1.0k Thousand persons2004: 998 Thousand persons2005: 938 Thousand persons2006: 764 Thousand persons2007: 758 Thousand persons2008: 798 Thousand persons2009: 925 Thousand persons2010: 946 Thousand persons2011: 1.1k Thousand persons2012: 1.3k Thousand persons2013: 1.4k Thousand persons2014: 1.5k Thousand persons2015: 1.3k Thousand persons2016: 1.4k Thousand persons2017: 1.3k Thousand persons2018: 1.2k Thousand persons2019: 1.1k Thousand persons2020: 1.1k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy stood at 1,052 Thousand persons.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy peaked at 1,480 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 758 Thousand persons, in 2007.

Italy ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Italy, 2000 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2000 1,115 Thousand persons
2001 1,171 Thousand persons +5.0%
2002 1,123 Thousand persons -4.1%
2003 1,024 Thousand persons -8.8%
2004 998 Thousand persons -2.5%
2005 938 Thousand persons -6.0%
2006 764 Thousand persons -18.6%
2007 758 Thousand persons -0.8%
2008 798 Thousand persons +5.3%
2009 925 Thousand persons +15.9%
2010 946 Thousand persons +2.3%
2011 1,071 Thousand persons +13.2%
2012 1,311 Thousand persons +22.4%
2013 1,443 Thousand persons +10.1%
2014 1,480 Thousand persons +2.6%
2015 1,271 Thousand persons -14.1%
2016 1,364 Thousand persons +7.3%
2017 1,270 Thousand persons -6.9%
2018 1,175 Thousand persons -7.5%
2019 1,060 Thousand persons -9.8%
2020 1,052 Thousand persons -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 961.4 Thousand persons 758 Thousand persons 1,171 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,239 Thousand persons 946 Thousand persons 1,480 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,052 Thousand persons 1,052 Thousand persons 1,052 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Türkiye 1,784 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 Spain 1,677 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 France 570 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Metropolitan France 523 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Germany 433 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Italy was 1,052 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1,480 Thousand persons in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 758 Thousand persons in 2007.
How does Italy rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Italy ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 973 data points, 1998–2020
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