Edition of 6 November 2026

In 2025, Italy’s employment rate was 61.5% for the selected group aged 20–34 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, and 75.8% for those with tertiary education. Germany’s figures were 88.4% and 91.7%; the EU27 figures were 76.8% and 85.3%. The selection covers people who completed their highest qualification three years ago or less and received no education or training in the four weeks before the survey. [1][2]

The Eurostat filter is “three years or less” (Y_LE3), distinct from the usual “one to three years” recent-graduate indicator (Y1-3). ISCED levels 3–4 cover upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education; levels 5–8 also include short-cycle tertiary qualifications and doctorates, not just degrees. These differences do not isolate the effect of education or country and say nothing by themselves about pay, job quality or stability. Data: 2025; selected by Datobello’s gaiaz on 5 November 2026; Positive Times graphic prepared on 6 November. Eurostat is not responsible for this adaptation. [1][2][3]