Percentage of young people who were NEET Italy 2023

In Italy, the southern regions record the highest share of young people who are unemployed and not participating in an education program or vocational training (NEET). In Sicily, 28 percent of inhabitants aged 15 to 29 years were neither working nor studying. On the contrary, northern and central regions registered lower shares, below the national average. In Trentino-South Tyrol, only nine percent of young people were not actively searching for a job.