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Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

202510.2%
Change on 2024-0.8 pts
Rank4th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high15.12000
Series low8.52020

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia, 2000 to 2025

81012141620002004200820122016202020252000: 15.1 %2001: 14.7 %2002: 13.6 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 13.9 %2005: 14 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 14.4 %2008: 14 %2009: 13.5 %2010: 11 %2011: 10.6 %2012: 10.3 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 12 %2015: 13.7 %2016: 11.4 %2017: 11.8 %2018: 12 %2019: 11.2 %2020: 8.5 %2021: 9.8 %2022: 10.8 %2023: 9.7 %2024: 11 %2025: 10.2 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by labour status, all persons, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_14). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202510.2
202411
20239.7
202210.8
20219.8 Series break
20208.5
201911.2
201812
201711.8
201611.4
201513.7
201412 Series break
20139.7
201210.3
201110.6
201011
200913.5 Series break
200814
200714.4
200613.4
200514
200413.9
200313.7 Series break
200213.6
200114.7
200015.1 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Estonia10.2
European Union (27)9.1

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by labour status, all persons, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_14). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_14/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Early leavers from education and training by labour status, all persons, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_14). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Estonia?

15.1% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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