Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy
Italy: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy peaked at 20.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2017.
That places Italy 119th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.4% | — |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +73.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +73.8% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 6.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy was 5.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 119th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.