Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy

Italy: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
90th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.811987200120161987: 0.88 % of labor force with low education in working age1989: 0.876 % of labor force with low education in working age1990: 0.89 % of labor force with low education in working age1991: 0.887 % of labor force with low education in working age1992: 0.91 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.902 % of labor force with low education in working age1994: 0.893 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.888 % of labor force with low education in working age1996: 0.884 % of labor force with low education in working age1997: 0.883 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.871 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.874 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.877 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.884 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.886 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.894 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.838 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.861 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.832 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.879 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.841 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.838 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.813 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.771 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.725 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.719 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.671 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.694 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.664 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.7% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

That places Italy 90th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1987 0.9%
1989 0.9% -0.4%
1990 0.9% +1.5%
1991 0.9% -0.3%
1992 0.9% +2.6%
1993 0.9% -1.0%
1994 0.9% -0.9%
1995 0.9% -0.6%
1996 0.9% -0.4%
1997 0.9% -0.1%
1998 0.9% -1.4%
1999 0.9% +0.4%
2000 0.9% +0.3%
2001 0.9% +0.8%
2002 0.9% +0.3%
2003 0.9% +0.9%
2004 0.8% -6.3%
2005 0.9% +2.9%
2006 0.8% -3.5%
2007 0.9% +5.7%
2008 0.8% -4.3%
2009 0.8% -0.3%
2010 0.8% -3.0%
2011 0.8% -5.1%
2012 0.7% -6.0%
2013 0.7% -0.9%
2014 0.7% -6.6%
2015 0.7% +3.4%
2016 0.7% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 87 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  2. 88 Lithuania 0.7% compare
  3. 89 Ireland 0.7% compare
  4. 91 South Africa 0.7% compare
  5. 92 Hungary 0.6% compare
  6. 93 Estonia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Italy ranks 90th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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