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 16th of 35 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.
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
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (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 16th out of 35 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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