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

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Latvia was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

20258.8%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Rank10th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high18.82003
Series low6.72022

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Latvia, 2002 to 2025

57.51012.51517.52020022006201020142018202220252002: 16.5 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 15.9 %2005: 15.4 %2006: 15.6 %2007: 15.6 %2008: 15.5 %2009: 14.3 %2010: 12.9 %2011: 11.6 %2012: 10.6 %2013: 9.8 %2014: 8.5 %2015: 9.9 %2016: 10 %2017: 8.6 %2018: 8.3 %2019: 8.7 %2020: 7.2 %2021: 7.3 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 7.7 %2024: 7.9 %2025: 8.8 %
%. 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 24 values
Period%
20258.8
20247.9
20237.7
20226.7
20217.3 Series break
20207.2
20198.7
20188.3
20178.6
201610
20159.9
20148.5 Series break
20139.8
201210.6
201111.6
201012.9
200914.3
200815.5
200715.6
200615.6 Series break
200515.4
200415.9
200318.8 Series break
200216.5 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Latvia8.8
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 Latvia?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Latvia was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Latvia?

18.8% in 2003, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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

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