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

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Slovakia was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

20256.8%
Change on 2024-0.7 pts
Rank17th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high9.32017
Series low4.72010

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

4567891020022006201020142018202220252002: 6.7 %2003: 5.3 %2004: 6.8 %2005: 6.3 %2006: 6.6 %2007: 6.5 %2008: 6 %2009: 4.9 %2010: 4.7 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 5.3 %2013: 6.4 %2014: 6.7 %2015: 6.9 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 9.3 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 8.3 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 7.4 %2023: 6.4 %2024: 7.5 %2025: 6.8 %
%. 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%
20256.8
20247.5
20236.4
20227.4 Series break
20217.8 Series break
20207.6
20198.3
20188.6
20179.3
20167.4
20156.9
20146.7 Series break
20136.4
20125.3
20115.1 Series break
20104.7
20094.9
20086
20076.5
20066.6 Series break
20056.3
20046.8
20035.3 Series break
20026.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Slovakia6.8
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 Slovakia?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Slovakia was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 17th 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 Slovakia?

9.3% in 2017, 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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