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EU regions (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2019

Yugoiztochen had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 216 regions in 2019, at 27.3%. Jadranska Hrvatska had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest27.3Yugoiztochen
Lowest1.7Jadranska Hrvatska
Median9.5216 regions
European Union (27)10.1History

Top 40 regions, 2019

Yugoiztochen: 27.3 %Yugoiztochen27.3Região Autónoma dos Açores: 26.5 %Região Autónoma dos Açores26.5Guyane: 25.1 %Guyane25.1Ceuta: 24.7 %Ceuta24.7Balearic Islands: 24.2 %Balearic Islands24.2Melilla: 24.1 %Melilla24.1Severozapaden: 22.8 %Severozapaden22.8Region of Murcia: 22.6 %Region of Murcia22.6Sicilia: 22.3 %Sicilia22.3Andalusia: 21.6 %Andalusia21.6Észak-Magyarország: 21.1 %Észak-Magyarország21.1Sud-Est: 20.9 %Sud-Est20.9Canary Islands: 20.8 %Canary Islands20.8Extremadura: 20.5 %Extremadura20.5Castilla-La Mancha: 20.2 %Castilla-La Mancha20.2Centru: 20.2 %Centru20.2Algarve: 19.9 %Algarve19.9Catalonia: 19 %Catalonia19Calabria: 18.9 %Calabria18.9Severoiztochen: 18.8 %Severoiztochen18.8La Réunion: 18.3 %La Réunion18.3Puglia: 17.8 %Puglia17.8Sardegna: 17.7 %Sardegna17.7Nord-Est: 17.4 %Nord-Est17.4Dél-Dunántúl: 17.3 %Dél-Dunántúl17.3Campania: 17.2 %Campania17.2Sud-Muntenia: 16.9 %Sud-Muntenia16.9Valencian Community: 16.4 %Valencian Community16.4Yuzhen tsentralen: 16.4 %Yuzhen tsentralen16.4Észak-Alföld: 16.2 %Észak-Alföld16.2Bremen: 16 %Bremen16Severozápad: 15.5 %Severozápad15.5Martinique: 14.8 %Martinique14.8Aragon: 14.6 %Aragon14.6Guadeloupe: 14.4 %Guadeloupe14.4Castile and León: 14.3 %Castile and León14.3Malta: 14.2 %Malta14.2La Rioja: 13.9 %La Rioja13.9Navarre: 13.9 %Navarre13.9Východné Slovensko: 13.8 %Východné Slovensko13.8
%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Yugoiztochen Series break27.3+4.7 pts
2Região Autónoma dos Açores26.5-1.9 pts
3Guyane25.1-5.3 pts
4Ceuta Low reliability24.7+1.3 pts
5Balearic Islands24.2-0.2 pts
6Melilla Low reliability24.1-5.4 pts
7Severozapaden Series break22.8+3 pts
8Region of Murcia22.6-1.5 pts
9Sicilia22.3+0.3 pts
10Andalusia21.6-0.3 pts
11Észak-Magyarország21.1-1 pts
12Sud-Est20.9-0.4 pts
13Canary Islands20.8-0.1 pts
14Extremadura20.5-0.4 pts
15Castilla-La Mancha20.2-0.3 pts
15Centru20.2+1.4 pts
17Algarve19.9-0.2 pts
18Catalonia19+2 pts
19Calabria18.9-1.1 pts
20Severoiztochen Series break18.8+2.3 pts
21La Réunion18.3-3.5 pts
22Puglia17.8+0.2 pts
23Sardegna17.7-5.1 pts
24Nord-Est17.4-2.1 pts
25Dél-Dunántúl17.3+1.8 pts
26Campania17.2-1.2 pts
27Sud-Muntenia16.9-1.4 pts
28Valencian Community16.4-3.8 pts
28Yuzhen tsentralen Series break16.4+0.6 pts
30Észak-Alföld16.2-0.3 pts
31Bremen16+1.4 pts
32Severozápad15.5-1.6 pts
33Martinique Low reliability14.8+3.3 pts
34Aragon14.6-1.2 pts
35Guadeloupe Low reliability14.4-1.5 pts
36Castile and León14.3+0.4 pts
37Malta14.2+0.2 pts
38La Rioja Low reliability13.9-3.2 pts
38Navarre13.9+2.5 pts
40Východné Slovensko13.8-0.1 pts
41Nord-Vest13.5-1.4 pts
42Trier13.4n/a
43Hamburg13.2+2.2 pts
44Hannover12.9+2.1 pts
45Cantabria Low reliability12.8+3 pts
46Arnsberg12.7+0.8 pts
46Közép-Dunántúl12.7+0.1 pts
46Sachsen-Anhalt12.7+3.4 pts
49Galicia12.6-1.7 pts
49Oeste e Vale do Tejo12.6n/a
51Rheinhessen-Pfalz12.5+1.4 pts
52Asturias12.4-0.2 pts
52Lüneburg12.4+1.2 pts
54Wien12.3+1.5 pts
55Düsseldorf12.1-1.3 pts
56Weser-Ems120 pts
57Community of Madrid11.9-2.5 pts
57Prov. Liège11.9+0.8 pts
59Prov. Hainaut11.8-0.1 pts
59Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest11.8+1.1 pts
61Basilicata11.7+0.7 pts
61Saarland11.7-0.3 pts
63Berlin11.6-2 pts
63Kassel11.6+0.6 pts
63Lazio11.6+0.6 pts
63Nord-Pas de Calais11.6-0.2 pts
63Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen11.6+0.6 pts
63Syddanmark11.6-0.5 pts
69Mecklenburg-Vorpommern11.5+0.4 pts
70Lombardia11.3-1.8 pts
71Bourgogne11.2+0.6 pts
71Centre - Val de Loire11.2+2.8 pts
71Eesti11.2-0.8 pts
74Emilia-Romagna11.1+0.3 pts
74Stuttgart11.1+1.2 pts
76Basse-Normandie11+3.1 pts
77Haute-Normandie10.90 pts
78Brandenburg10.8-0.8 pts
78Schleswig-Holstein10.8+0.8 pts
80Köln10.7-1.6 pts
80Molise Low reliability10.7+0.5 pts
80Piemonte10.7-2.8 pts
80Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability10.70 pts
84Norra Mellansverige Low reliability10.6+2.6 pts
85Friesland (NL) Series break10.5+3.6 pts
86Darmstadt10.3-0.3 pts
86Vest10.3-0.4 pts
88Península de Setúbal10.2n/a
88Sjælland10.2-3.1 pts
88Sterea Elláda Low reliability10.2+0.1 pts
91Braunschweig10.1+0.1 pts
91Champagne-Ardenne10.1-0.5 pts
91Grande Lisboa10.1n/a
91Mittelfranken10.1+0.7 pts
91Prov. Namur Low reliability10.1+1.2 pts
91Småland med öarna Low reliability10.1+1 pts
91Toscana10.1-0.2 pts
98Picardie10-2 pts
99Abruzzo9.9+1.5 pts
99Dél-Alföld9.9-0.4 pts
101Moravskoslezsko9.8+3.4 pts
102Liguria9.7-3.1 pts
102Münster9.7-1.2 pts
104Flevoland Series break9.6+0.7 pts
104Koblenz9.6-4.3 pts
104Thüringen9.6+1.2 pts
107Detmold9.5-0.5 pts
107Nordjylland9.5-1 pts
107Norte9.5-0.7 pts
107Sud-Vest Oltenia9.5-3.7 pts
111Hovedstaden9.4+0.4 pts
111Limburg (NL) Series break9.4-0.6 pts
111Noord-Brabant Series break9.4+1.4 pts
114Umbria9.3+1 pts
115Languedoc-Roussillon9.20 pts
115Lubuskie Low reliability9.2-0.6 pts
117Midtjylland9.10 pts
117Nyugat-Dunántúl9.1-1.4 pts
117Pest9.1+0.5 pts
120Chemnitz9+0.7 pts
120Kýpros9+1.2 pts
122Gießen8.8-2.5 pts
123Aquitaine8.7+0.6 pts
123Friuli-Venezia Giulia8.7-0.2 pts
123Latvija8.7+0.4 pts
123Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability8.7n/a
127Marche8.5-1.2 pts
127Zeeland Low reliability8.5-1.1 pts
129Leipzig8.4-0.3 pts
130Bucureşti-Ilfov Low reliability8.3+0.3 pts
130Franche-Comté Low reliability8.3-0.2 pts
130Karlsruhe8.3-1.8 pts
130Veneto8.3-2.6 pts
134Freiburg8.2-3.2 pts
134Mazowiecki regionalny Low reliability8.2+2.5 pts
134Zuid-Holland Series break8.2n/a
137Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7.9-0.3 pts
137Tübingen7.9+1.1 pts
139Dresden7.8n/a
139Oberfranken7.8-0.7 pts
139Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability7.8n/a
142Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Low reliability7.7-0.8 pts
142Midi-Pyrénées7.7+2.5 pts
142Oberpfalz7.7-0.2 pts
145Oberösterreich7.5-1.4 pts
145Salzburg Low reliability7.5n/a
147Poitou-Charentes Low reliability7.4-0.5 pts
147Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability7.4-1.7 pts
149Prov. Antwerpen7.3-1.7 pts
150Alsace7.2-0.4 pts
150Helsinki-Uusimaa7.2-0.5 pts
150Jihozápad7.2+2.2 pts
150Länsi-Suomi7.2-0.3 pts
150Luxembourg7.2+0.9 pts
150Niederbayern7.2+2 pts
150Tirol Low reliability7.2+0.4 pts
150Unterfranken7.2+0.5 pts
158Oberbayern7.1+0.7 pts
159Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur7-3 pts
160Drenthe Low reliability6.9-2.8 pts
160Rhône-Alpes6.9-0.6 pts
160Schwaben6.9-0.4 pts
163Dolnośląskie Low reliability6.8+3.1 pts
164Basque Country6.7-0.2 pts
164Etelä-Suomi6.7-3.7 pts
164Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability6.7-2.2 pts
164Noord-Holland Series break6.7+0.1 pts
164Provincia Autonoma di Trento6.7-0.1 pts
164Steiermark6.7+1.7 pts
170Centro (PT)6.6n/a
170Ile-de-France6.6-0.8 pts
170Lorraine6.6-3.9 pts
170Pays de la Loire6.6-0.5 pts
170Severovýchod6.6+0.8 pts
175Västsverige6.5-1.6 pts
176Utrecht Series break6.4n/a
177Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability6.3-1.3 pts
177Západné Slovensko6.30 pts
179Northern and Western Low reliability6.2+0.7 pts
179Pomorskie Low reliability6.2-0.5 pts
179Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen6.2-2 pts
182Gelderland Series break6.1-1.1 pts
183Bretagne5.9-0.1 pts
183Kriti Low reliability5.9-1.3 pts
183Prov. Vlaams-Brabant5.9+0.4 pts
183Stockholm5.9-1.1 pts
187Lubelskie Low reliability5.7+1.2 pts
187Yugozapaden Series break5.7+1 pts
189Southern5.2-0.5 pts
189Sydsverige5.2-1.1 pts
191Stredné Slovensko5.1-1.1 pts
192Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas5-0.6 pts
193Groningen Series break4.9+1.4 pts
193Střední Morava4.9+0.5 pts
195Jihovýchod4.8-0.1 pts
195Östra Mellansverige4.8-2.3 pts
197Eastern and Midland4.7+0.4 pts
197Overijssel Series break4.7-3.6 pts
197Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability4.7-0.5 pts
197Vzhodna Slovenija Low reliability4.7+0.3 pts
201Niederösterreich Low reliability4.6-0.5 pts
202Panonska Hrvatska Low reliability4.5-0.4 pts
203Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability4.4+0.3 pts
204Střední Čechy4.3-0.4 pts
205Śląskie Low reliability4.2+0.6 pts
206Attiki4.1+0.8 pts
207Podkarpackie Low reliability3.8n/a
208Dytiki Elláda Low reliability3.7-2.3 pts
208Sjeverna Hrvatska Low reliability3.7+0.4 pts
208Warszawski stołeczny Low reliability3.7n/a
211Wielkopolskie Low reliability3.3-0.2 pts
212Małopolskie Low reliability2.9n/a
213Grad Zagreb Low reliability2.3n/a
214Kentriki Makedonia Low reliability2-2.1 pts
215Praha Low reliability1.9-0.8 pts
216Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability1.7-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 25 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Yugoiztochen, with 27.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Jadranska Hrvatska, with 1.7% in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 25 regions have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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