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

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Italy was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

20258.2%
Change on 2024-1.6 pts
Rank13th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high25.92001
Series low8.22025

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

5101520253020002004200820122016202020252000: 25.1 %2001: 25.9 %2002: 24.2 %2003: 23 %2004: 23.1 %2005: 22.1 %2006: 20.4 %2007: 19.5 %2008: 19.6 %2009: 19.1 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 17.8 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 15 %2015: 14.7 %2016: 13.8 %2017: 14 %2018: 14.3 %2019: 13.3 %2020: 14.2 %2021: 12.7 %2022: 11.5 %2023: 10.5 %2024: 9.8 %2025: 8.2 %
%. 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%
20258.2
20249.8
202310.5
202211.5
202112.7 Series break
202014.2
201913.3
201814.3 Series break
201714
201613.8
201514.7
201415 Series break
201316.8
201217.3
201117.8
201018.6
200919.1
200819.6
200719.5
200620.4 Series break
200522.1
200423.1 Series break
200323
200224.2
200125.9
200025.1

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Italy8.2
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 Italy?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Italy was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 13th 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 Italy?

25.9% in 2001, 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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