The estimate of high school graduates who obtained the diploma in 2011 and were working in 2015 is 43.5% (45.7% in 2011 for the 2007 high school graduates), while 21.8% were looking for a job (16.2% in 2011).<\/p>\n
The worsening of the employment outcomes affected primarily men (46.8% were employed in 2015, 51.2% in 2011); the proportion of female employed remained stable at 40.4%.<\/p>\n
In the southern regions the transition into the labor market of the high school graduates continued to be difficult (37% work in 2015); in the central regions the percentage was higher than 42% while in the northern regions was 50%.<\/p>\n
In 2015, 48.3% of high school graduates were studying at university (50% in 2011), only seven out of 100 had already obtained a degree (mainly a bachelor degree) and had chosen not to continue the studies.<\/p>\n
Statistics and Economics (14.5% of the enrolled), Medicine (13.8% of the enrolled) and Engineering (13.1% of the enrolled) were the most frequently chosen area of study. 25.3% of the employed were permanent, 11.5% were self-employed and 63.2% had a \u201cnon-stable\u201d job.<\/p>\n
Four years after the high school graduation eight out of ten graduates were still living with their parents.<\/p>\n
The estimate of the 2011 bachelor graduates who were working in 2015 was 72.8%; 80.3% for the master degree long cycle graduates and 84.5% for the master degree short cycle. Data are stable compared to the past.<\/p>\n
The gender gap on the rate of employment has reduced: the gap was greater for the master degree graduates compared to the bachelor graduates\u2019 one.<\/p>\n
In 2015 the master degree graduates in Defense and security, Medicine and Engineering had the highest employment level (99.4%, 96.5% and 93.9%).<\/p>\n
The transition into the labor market was rather difficult for the graduates (master degree and bachelor graduates) in Humanities (61.7% of the bachelor graduates are employed, 73.4% of the master degree graduates) and Earth sciences (58.6% of the bachelor graduates were employed and 76.5% of the master degree graduates).<\/p>\n
The situation was also worse for the bachelor graduates in Psychology (54.4% employed) and the master degree graduates in Law (67.6% employed).<\/p>\n
52.8% of the bachelor graduates and 41.9% of master degree graduates were employed in a \u201cnon- stable\u201d job.<\/p>\n
The master degree graduates in Defense and security, Medicine and Engineering earned the highest income (the monthly median income was higher than 1,600 euro).<\/p>\n
For information<\/strong>
\nFrancesca Gallo
\nph. +39 06 4673.4749
\ngallo@istat.it<\/a><\/p>\n