Unemployment with basic education, male in Italy
Italy: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Italy is 8.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Italy peaked at 15.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2007.
That places Italy 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.7% | — |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Italy?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Italy was 8.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Italy ranks 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).