(ANSA) - Rome, October 10 - Almost one in four young people
in Sicily are NEETs - Not in Education, Employment or Training -
according to a report released by Unicef Italia on Thursday.
This made Sicily the region where the problem is biggest,
although Calabria (36.2%) and Campania (35.9%) also have very
high rates of people aged 15 to 29 who are inactive.
The report said Italy has the highest rate of young NEETS in
the EU at 23.4%, compared to an European average of 12.9%.
38% of youngsters in Sicily are NEETs
Italy has highest rate in EU of people not in education or work