Italy: NEET youth by gender and region

In Italy, the Southern regions record the highest share of people who are unemployed and not receiving an education or vocational training (NEET). In Sicily, 39.3 percent of females and 35.8 percent males aged 15 to 29 years was neither working nor studying. The Northern and Central regions of Italy registered lower shares. However, in some regions the difference between NEET men and NEET women was remarkably high. For instance, in Trentino-South Tyrol, which had the smallest share of NEET youth (13.5 percent), the percentage difference was by about seven points. Similarly, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the region with the second lowest share, the difference between NEET men and NEET women was by over seven percentage points.

Share of young people (15-29 years) not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in Italy in 2020, by gender and by region

Characteristic	Female	Male
Sicily	39.3%	35.8%
Calabria	36.3%	33.1%
Campania	36.2%	32.9%
Apulia	30.4%	28.5%
Molise	29.6%	27.2%
Basilicata	27.4%	25.3%
Sardinia	27.1%	25.2%
Lazio	23%	21.9%
Liguria	21.5%	18.8%
Abruzzo	22.9%	18.6%
Umbria	19.9%	17.5%
Piedmont	23.4%	16.5%
Aosta Valley	17.3%	16.4%
Tuscany	18.1%	16%
Lombardy	19.7%	15.3%
Marche	21.5%	14.7%
Veneto	17%	12.5%
Emilia-Romagna	20.4%	11.8%
Trentino-South Tyrol	16.9%	10.3%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia	17.4%	10%