Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy

Italy: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
7th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 1991
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy, 1987–2016

0.20.40.60.811987200120161987: 0.306 % of youth labor force with low education1989: 0.285 % of youth labor force with low education1990: 0.261 % of youth labor force with low education1991: 0.252 % of youth labor force with low education1992: 0.258 % of youth labor force with low education1993: 0.273 % of youth labor force with low education1994: 0.287 % of youth labor force with low education1995: 0.302 % of youth labor force with low education1996: 0.319 % of youth labor force with low education1997: 0.314 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.433 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.4 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.363 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.308 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.36 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.312 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.325 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.259 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.392 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.416 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.539 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.537 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.627 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.533 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.857 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.874 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.601 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.925 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 135.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.

That places Italy 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1987 0.3%
1989 0.3% -6.7%
1990 0.3% -8.6%
1991 0.3% -3.5%
1992 0.3% +2.5%
1993 0.3% +5.7%
1994 0.3% +5.1%
1995 0.3% +5.6%
1996 0.3% +5.3%
1997 0.3% -1.3%
1998 0.4% +37.7%
1999 0.4% -7.7%
2000 0.4% -9.0%
2001 0.3% -15.2%
2002 0.4% +16.9%
2003 0.3% -13.5%
2004 0.3% +4.5%
2005 0.3% -20.5%
2006 0.4% +51.6%
2007 0.4% +5.9%
2008 0.5% +29.6%
2009 0.5% -0.2%
2010 0.6% +16.7%
2011 0.5% -15.0%
2012 0.9% +60.8%
2013 0.9% +1.9%
2014 0.6% -31.2%
2015 1.0% +66.3%
2016 0.9% -7.5%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 6 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
  2. 8 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  3. 9 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  4. 10 Cyprus 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Italy was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
How does Italy rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Italy ranks 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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