EU regions (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24
Região Autónoma dos Açores had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 211 regions in 2008, at 53.3%. Praha had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 14.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2008
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2008 (%) | Change on 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 53.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 2 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 46.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 3 | Ceuta Low reliability | 42.7 | -6.4 pts |
| 4 | Balearic Islands | 42.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 5 | Region of Murcia | 40.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 6 | Norte | 39.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 7 | Castilla-La Mancha | 38.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 8 | Andalusia | 37.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 9 | Algarve | 37.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 10 | La Rioja | 37 | +6.4 pts |
| 11 | Melilla Low reliability | 35.5 | -11.3 pts |
| 12 | Canary Islands | 34.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 13 | Extremadura | 33.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 14 | Catalonia | 32.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 15 | Valencian Community | 32.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 16 | Ionia Nisia Series break | 29.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 17 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break | 27.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 18 | Malta | 27.2 | -3 pts |
| 19 | Community of Madrid | 27.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 20 | Castile and León | 26.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 21 | Campania | 26.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 22 | Sicilia | 26.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 23 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability | 26.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 24 | Aragon | 25.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Voreio Aigaio Low reliability | 25.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 26 | Sterea Elláda Series break | 24.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 27 | Puglia | 23.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 28 | Galicia | 23.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Cantabria | 22.9 | -2.6 pts |
| 30 | Sardegna | 22.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 31 | Peloponnisos Series break | 21.9 | +3.5 pts |
| 32 | Severoiztochen | 21.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 33 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 21.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 34 | Yugoiztochen | 20.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 35 | Sud-Muntenia | 20.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 36 | Kriti Series break | 20.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 37 | Asturias | 20 | -3.1 pts |
| 38 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break | 19.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Severen tsentralen | 19.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 40 | Lombardia | 19.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 41 | Sud-Est | 19.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 42 | Navarre | 18.8 | +2.5 pts |
| 43 | Calabria | 18.5 | -2.5 pts |
| 43 | Piemonte | 18.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 45 | Nord-Est | 18.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 46 | Notio Aigaio Series break | 18.3 | -5.7 pts |
| 47 | Prov. Hainaut Series break | 17.8 | +2.5 pts |
| 48 | Abruzzo | 16.7 | +2 pts |
| 48 | Lüneburg Series break | 16.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 48 | Toscana | 16.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 51 | Düsseldorf Series break | 16.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 51 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 16.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 53 | Molise | 16.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 53 | Prov. Liège Series break | 16.1 | -1 pts |
| 55 | Emilia-Romagna | 16 | -1 pts |
| 55 | Picardie | 16 | -2.1 pts |
| 57 | Berlin Series break | 15.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 57 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 15.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 59 | Latvija | 15.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | Veneto | 15.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 61 | Haute-Normandie | 15.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 61 | Severozapaden | 15.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 63 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 15.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 64 | Észak-Alföld | 15.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 64 | Flevoland | 15.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 66 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 15 | -1.1 pts |
| 67 | Poitou-Charentes | 14.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 68 | Basque Country | 14.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 14.8 | +3.3 pts |
| 68 | Sjælland Series break | 14.8 | -1 pts |
| 71 | Észak-Magyarország | 14.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 71 | Hamburg Series break | 14.7 | -3 pts |
| 71 | Ipeiros Series break | 14.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 74 | Nordjylland Series break | 14.6 | +2.8 pts |
| 74 | Severozápad | 14.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 74 | Vorarlberg Low reliability | 14.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Bremen Series break | 14.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 77 | Umbria | 14.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 79 | Bourgogne | 14.4 | -2.6 pts |
| 79 | Marche | 14.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 81 | Arnsberg Series break | 14.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 81 | Centre - Val de Loire | 14.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 83 | Detmold Series break | 14.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 83 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 14.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 83 | Saarland Series break | 14.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 83 | Zeeland | 14.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 87 | Eesti | 14 | -0.4 pts |
| 88 | Basilicata | 13.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 88 | Koblenz Series break | 13.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 88 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 13.9 | -5.8 pts |
| 88 | Münster Series break | 13.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 92 | Kýpros | 13.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 93 | Centru | 13.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 93 | Dél-Dunántúl | 13.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 93 | Köln Series break | 13.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Schleswig-Holstein Series break | 13.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 13.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 98 | Hannover Series break | 13.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 99 | Champagne-Ardenne | 13 | -0.5 pts |
| 99 | Dytiki Elláda Series break | 13 | +1.2 pts |
| 99 | Ile-de-France | 13 | +1.3 pts |
| 102 | Lazio | 12.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 102 | Noord-Brabant | 12.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 104 | Gelderland | 12.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 104 | Kassel Series break | 12.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 104 | Midtjylland Series break | 12.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 104 | Wien | 12.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 108 | Darmstadt Series break | 12.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 108 | Vest | 12.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 110 | Drenthe | 12.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 110 | Liguria | 12.5 | -3.8 pts |
| 110 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 12.5 | +2 pts |
| 113 | Thessalia Series break | 12.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 114 | Nord-Vest | 12.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 114 | Syddanmark Series break | 12.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 114 | Weser-Ems Series break | 12.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 117 | Sachsen-Anhalt Series break | 12.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Limburg (NL) | 11.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 119 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break | 11.8 | -4.2 pts |
| 120 | Attiki Series break | 11.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 120 | Hovedstaden Series break | 11.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 122 | Oberfranken Series break | 11.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 123 | Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability | 11.5 | +3.9 pts |
| 124 | Stuttgart Series break | 11.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 125 | Prov. Namur Low reliability | 11.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 126 | Gießen Series break | 11.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 126 | Mittelfranken Series break | 11.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 126 | Oberösterreich | 11.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 129 | Braunschweig Series break | 10.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 129 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 10.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 129 | Trier Series break | 10.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 132 | Freiburg Series break | 10.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 132 | Kentriki Makedonia Series break | 10.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 134 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 10.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 134 | Etelä-Suomi | 10.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 134 | Niederbayern Series break | 10.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 134 | Noord-Holland | 10.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 134 | Pays de la Loire | 10.6 | -3.2 pts |
| 134 | Rhône-Alpes | 10.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 134 | Stockholm Series break | 10.6 | 0 pts |
| 141 | Schwaben Series break | 10.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 142 | Basse-Normandie Low reliability | 10.4 | +3 pts |
| 142 | Friesland (NL) | 10.4 | -4.2 pts |
| 144 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 10.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 145 | Aquitaine | 9.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 145 | Közép-Dunántúl | 9.9 | -1 pts |
| 147 | Prov. Antwerpen Series break | 9.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 147 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break | 9.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 149 | Franche-Comté Low reliability | 9.7 | -3.6 pts |
| 150 | Dél-Alföld | 9.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 151 | Niederösterreich | 9.5 | +1 pts |
| 151 | Oberpfalz Series break | 9.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 153 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 9.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 153 | Leipzig Series break | 9.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 153 | Lorraine | 9.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 153 | Východné Slovensko | 9.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 157 | Karlsruhe Series break | 9.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 157 | Länsi-Suomi | 9.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 159 | Brandenburg Series break | 9.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 159 | Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability | 9.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 159 | Tirol Low reliability | 9.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 162 | Overijssel | 9.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 163 | Groningen | 8.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 164 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break | 8.7 | -2 pts |
| 164 | Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability | 8.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 166 | Småland med öarna Series break | 8.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 167 | Kärnten Low reliability | 8.5 | |
| 167 | Moravskoslezsko | 8.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 169 | Norra Mellansverige Series break | 8.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 169 | Unterfranken Series break | 8.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 171 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 8.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 171 | Steiermark | 8.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 173 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break | 8.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 174 | Oberbayern Series break | 8 | -2 pts |
| 174 | Tübingen Series break | 8 | -2.9 pts |
| 176 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability | 7.9 | -1 pts |
| 177 | Alsace Low reliability | 7.5 | -5 pts |
| 177 | Salzburg Low reliability | 7.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 179 | Östra Mellansverige Series break | 7.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 179 | Thüringen Series break | 7.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 181 | Dresden Series break | 7.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 181 | Sydsverige Series break | 7.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 183 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break | 7.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 184 | Midi-Pyrénées | 7 | -2.9 pts |
| 184 | Stredné Slovensko | 7 | -0.4 pts |
| 186 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break | 6.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 187 | Västsverige Series break | 6.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 188 | Pomorskie Low reliability | 6.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 189 | Chemnitz Series break | 6 | -0.1 pts |
| 190 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 5.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 191 | Lubelskie Low reliability | 5.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 192 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability | 5.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 193 | Övre Norrland Low reliability | 5.5 | |
| 194 | Łódzkie Low reliability | 5.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Opolskie Low reliability | 5.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 196 | Jihozápad | 5.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 197 | Yugozapaden | 5 | -1.3 pts |
| 198 | Střední Čechy | 4.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 199 | Podlaskie Low reliability | 4.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 199 | Severovýchod | 4.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 201 | Bretagne Low reliability | 4.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 201 | Śląskie Series break | 4.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 203 | Střední Morava | 3.9 | 0 pts |
| 204 | Świętokrzyskie Low reliability | 3.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 204 | Wielkopolskie Low reliability | 3.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 206 | Podkarpackie Low reliability | 3.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 207 | Západné Slovensko | 3.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 208 | Małopolskie Low reliability | 3.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 209 | Jihovýchod | 2.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 210 | Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability | 2.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 211 | Praha Low reliability | 2.1 | -0.3 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. 30 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2008 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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2008) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table
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Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), EU regions (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2008. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/eu-regions?period=2008. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 53.3% in 2008, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Praha, with 2.1% in 2008.
Where does this ranking come from?
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. 30 regions have no value for 2008 and are not ranked.
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