Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Italy
Italy: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Italy stood at 17.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Italy peaked at 17.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2001.
Italy ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 12.5% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Italy?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Italy was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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