Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy
Italy: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 8.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy stood at 8.2. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy peaked at 23.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2025.
Italy ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.1 | — |
| 2005 | 22.1 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.4 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.1 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.6 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 15 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 14 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.3 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 10.5 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 8.2 | -16.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.63 | 19.1 | 23.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.56 | 13.3 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 Bulgaria 8.6 compare
- 19 Malta 8.6 compare
- 22 Netherlands 7.4 compare
- 22 Netherlands 7.4 compare
- 24 Belgium 7.3 compare
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Italy was 8.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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