Unemployment with advanced education in Italy
Italy: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Italy stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Italy peaked at 7.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 83rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.1% | — |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 80 Malaysia 3.5% compare
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More work & labour data for Italy
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Italy?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Italy was 3.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Italy ranks 83rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).