Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy

Italy: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 155,085 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
155,085 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
48th
of 147 countries
All-time high
635,098 number
in 1999
All-time low
148,853 number
in 2017
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy, 1999–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1999200820181999: 635.1k number2000: 557.8k number2001: 527.2k number2002: 443.7k number2003: 415.3k number2004: 366.2k number2005: 337.1k number2006: 243.8k number2007: 279.8k number2008: 178.2k number2009: 197.0k number2010: 154.5k number2011: 267.5k number2012: 290.8k number2013: 206.2k number2014: 193.0k number2015: 162.9k number2016: 163.8k number2017: 148.9k number2018: 155.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 155,085 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy peaked at 635,098 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 148,853 number, in 2017.

Italy ranks 48th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Italy, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 635,098 number
2000 557,780 number -12.2%
2001 527,192 number -5.5%
2002 443,717 number -15.8%
2003 415,255 number -6.4%
2004 366,188 number -11.8%
2005 337,080 number -7.9%
2006 243,817 number -27.7%
2007 279,804 number +14.8%
2008 178,232 number -36.3%
2009 197,030 number +10.5%
2010 154,529 number -21.6%
2011 267,462 number +73.1%
2012 290,816 number +8.7%
2013 206,236 number -29.1%
2014 192,952 number -6.4%
2015 162,897 number -15.6%
2016 163,790 number +0.5%
2017 148,853 number -9.1%
2018 155,085 number +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 635,098 number 635,098 number 635,098 number 1
2000s 354,610 number 178,232 number 557,780 number 10
2010s 193,624 number 148,853 number 290,816 number 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 45 Ecuador 184,230 number compare
  2. 46 Mauritania 163,927 number compare
  3. 47 Romania 161,538 number compare
  4. 49 Eritrea 137,628 number compare
  5. 50 Tajikistan 134,465 number compare
  6. 51 Paraguay 129,563 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Italy was 155,085 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 635,098 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 148,853 number in 2017.
How does Italy rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Italy ranks 48th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.