Italian youth jobs improve, but Italy still lags Europe on degrees
Italy's national statistics office has published its 2025 report on education levels and how they relate to jobs. It shows employment rates for recent diploma and degree holders rising, with youth not in work or study (NEET) falling to 13.3%. The report also finds that the employment advantage of a university degree over a diploma has stayed the same, and that the share of degree holders in Italy remains far below the EU average.
This summary was generated by AI; the official source prevails.
What does it mean?
Young people who finished school or university are finding jobs more easily than a year ago. The gap in the share of adults with a university degree between Italy and the rest of Europe has not closed, so fewer Italians hold degrees than in most other European countries.
Who is affected?
Young people finishing school or university, and adults in Italy looking for work.