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Population by Educational Attainment Level in Italy (2020-2024)

Key Insights

  • Tertiary education (ED5-8) shows the highest employment rates among females aged 25-64, increasing from 23.0% in 2020 to 25.9% in 2024.
  • Upper secondary and tertiary education combined (ED3-8) maintains consistently high employment rates, increasing from 65.0% in 2020 to 69.4% in 2024.
  • Lower education levels (ED0-2) show declining employment rates, dropping from 35.0% in 2020 to 30.6% in 2024.
  • The gap between different education levels is substantial, with tertiary education showing steady growth over the period.
  • All education levels show improvement except ED0-2, highlighting the increasing importance of higher education for employment prospects in Italy.

Legend Description

  • ED0-2: Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
  • ED3-8: Upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education (levels 3-8)
  • ED5-8: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

Population by educational attainment level, sex and age

IT (Italy)

Data-Level: IT Source: Eurostat (edat_lfs_9903)

EducationPopulation educational attainment level

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