Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy

Italy: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
91st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.88 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.884 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.893 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.906 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.91 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.913 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.877 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.886 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.898 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.911 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.907 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.887 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.888 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.872 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.864 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.858 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.862 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.84 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.825 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Italy ranks 91st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Italy, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +0.5%
2000 0.9% +1.0%
2001 0.9% +1.4%
2002 0.9% +0.4%
2003 0.9% +0.3%
2004 0.9% -3.9%
2005 0.9% +1.0%
2006 0.9% +1.4%
2007 0.9% +1.5%
2008 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% -2.3%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% -1.8%
2012 0.9% -1.0%
2013 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.9% +0.5%
2015 0.8% -2.6%
2016 0.8% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Italy ranks 91st out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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