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

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Ireland was 3.6% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `early_leavers_education_training_18_24`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: %
- 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).
- Note: A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/early-leavers-education-training/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=early_leavers_education_training_18_24&place=ie

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 2.8 (break) |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 3.3 (break) |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 (break) |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 6.7 (break) |
| 2013 | 8.7 |
| 2012 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 11.9 |
| 2009 | 11.8 |
| 2008 | 11.7 |
| 2007 | 12 (break) |
| 2006 | 12.3 (break) |
| 2005 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 13.1 (break) |
| 2003 | 13.1 |
| 2002 | 14.6 |