19-April-2016
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Italy’s low employment rate is associated with adverse labour market dynamics characterised differently across different categories of people.
17-November-2015
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A well-functioning labour market is indispensable to promote job creation, increase living standards, and develop a cohesive society. In Italy, the various deficiencies of the labour market have resulted in high unemployment, low labour force participation and job-skill mismatch.
8-September-2014
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Young Italians’ difficulties in finding work threaten to undermine investment in education.
3-December-2013
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Note summarising the performance of Italy in the PISA 2012 assessment of mathematics, reading and science.
12-November-2013
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Two rounds of the Survey of Adult Skills are under way: Round 1 (2008-13) with 24 participating countries, whose results were released in October 2013, and Round 2 (2012-16) with 9 participating countries, whose results will be released in 2016. A third round is scheduled to begin in May 2014.
20-June-2013
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Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables
10-September-2012
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Entry rates for higher education increased after Italy introduced a new degree structure in the early 2000s. While university-level attainment still remains below the OECD average, the gap for younger generations of Italians is expected to narrow over the next decade.
24-February-2012
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Country Notes from OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for growth 2011 presenting OECD recommendations for structural reform priorities for individual countries.
9-February-2012
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Governments should invest more in disadvantaged schools and students to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance, according to a new OECD report.
13-September-2011
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The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance.