Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Italy
Italy: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 8.2% for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 degree of urbanisation in Italy peaked at 25.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2025.
That places Italy 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 15.0% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.2% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 18 Bulgaria 8.6% compare
- 18 Malta 8.6% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 7.8% compare
- 22 Netherlands 7.4% compare
- 22 Netherlands 7.4% compare
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Italy?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Italy was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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