26% of Italy youth are NEETs,14% in OECD

(ANSA) - Rome, September 10 - Some 26% of Italians between the ages of 18 and 24 are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), compared to an OECD average of 14%, the organisation said Tuesday.
    Italy has the third highest percentage of NEETs in the OECD, it said.
    On average across OECD countries, 14.3% of 18-24 year-olds are neither employed nor in education or training (NEET).
    In Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, South Africa and Turkey, over 25% of 18-24 year-olds are NEET.
    The new government has pledged to create jobs for the young and lure young people back form abroad.