School: in Italy alarm of abandonment, 600 thousand do not finish their studies

If in 2018 there were 62,000 'brains on the run' from Italy abroad, on the other hand, 598,000 young people (18-24 years old) dropped out of school early. For the CGIA, although in recent years there has been a contraction of the phenomenon, a high number of young people soon leave school, also of compulsory education, contributing to increase youth unemployment, the risk of poverty and social exclusion.

Although the escape from school is decreasing in Europe, in 2018 Italy is in third place among the 19 Euro Area countries for school dropout (age 18-24 years) with 14.5% (598,000). Only Malta (17 , 4%) and Spain (17.9%) are worse. EU average 11%. Between 2008-2018 the contraction in Italy fell by 5.1% (EU average -5.3%. The highest levels in 2018 in Southern Italy: 23% in Sardinia, 22.1% in Sicily 20.3% in Calabria which, in comparison with almost all the other regions, is in contrast to 2008, has marked + 1.8% in the last 10 years. More virtuous regions Trentino and Friuli (8.9% both) , Abruzzo (8.8%) and Umbria (8.4%).