Dropping Out, Getting Poor? Early-School Leavers and Economical Entrapments

Reducing the rate of early school leavers (ESLs) from education and training is a key goal (European Commission 2010), especially in Italy where the phenomenon is still widespread. Focusing on recent school leavers studies in Italy, we compare various indicators for youth labour market exclusion and insecurity which are based on the INAPP-PLUS (Participation, Labour, Unemployment, Survey) 2018 wave. The analysis highlights the situation on the labour market around three main key topics – labour market exclusion, monthly net wages and risks of poverty – affecting multiple generations of early-school leavers aged from 25 to 49. Findings suggest that the abandon of school before completing upper secondary education is conducive to economic poverty.