Current Depressive Symptoms in Italy by Education Level (2014-2019)

Key Insights:

Chart Type: Grouped Bar Chart

Colors Used: Primary color #18baa8 (teal) for 2014 data, darker shade #138a7a for 2019 data

Analysis: The data shows mixed trends in depressive symptoms across education levels between 2014 and 2019.
Lower education levels (ED0-2) remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 6.3% to 5.6%. Middle education levels (ED3_4) increased from 2.8% to 3.2%.
Higher education levels (ED5-8) showed a notable increase from 1.6% to 2.5%. Overall depression rates decreased slightly from 4.3% to 4.2%.
There’s a clear inverse relationship between education level and depression rates, with lower education associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms.

Legend Description:

Education Levels:

• ED0-2: Low education (Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education)
• ED3_4: Medium education (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education)
• ED5-8: High education (Tertiary education)
• TOTAL: All education levels combined

DPR: Depression indicator – Current depressive symptoms

Data represents percentage of total population by education level experiencing current depressive symptoms.