Italy vs Spain: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Italy
12.0%
in 2024
Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
33rd
Spain rank
36th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.0% against 10.5% in Spain, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 36th of 63 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 13.3% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 10.7% | 5.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 12.0% against 10.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Italy and Spain?
- 1.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 36th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.