Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24
People aged 18 to 24 who have completed lower secondary education at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2) and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 24 (EU Labour Force Survey).
A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.
Key facts
- Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in the European Union (27) was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Romania had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 26 EU countries in 2025, at 15.5%, and Croatia the lowest, at 2.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 269 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)
EU countries by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Estonia
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Finland
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Centro (PT)
- Arnsberg
- Tübingen
- Detmold
- Freiburg
- Algarve
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