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 208 regions in 2009, at 46.8%. Jihovýchod had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 14%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2009
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| Rank | Regions | 2009 (%) | Change on 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 46.8 | -6.5 pts |
| 2 | Balearic Islands | 40.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 3 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 39 | -7.1 pts |
| 4 | Andalusia | 37.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 5 | Region of Murcia | 36.8 | -3.8 pts |
| 6 | Melilla Low reliability | 36.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 7 | Norte | 35.2 | -4.2 pts |
| 8 | Castilla-La Mancha | 34.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 9 | Ceuta Low reliability | 34.1 | -8.6 pts |
| 9 | Extremadura | 34.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Catalonia | 31.9 | -1 pts |
| 11 | La Rioja | 31.9 | -5.1 pts |
| 11 | Valencian Community | 31.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 14 | Canary Islands | 30.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 15 | Algarve | 29.3 | -8.4 pts |
| 16 | Castile and León | 26.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 17 | Notio Aigaio Series break | 26.4 | +8.1 pts |
| 18 | Sicilia | 26.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Community of Madrid | 26.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 20 | Galicia | 25.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 21 | Malta | 25.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 22 | Aragon | 25 | -0.8 pts |
| 23 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break | 24.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 23 | Puglia | 24.9 | +1 pts |
| 25 | Cantabria | 24.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 26 | Campania | 23.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 27 | Ionia Nisia Low reliability | 23.3 | -6.2 pts |
| 28 | Sardegna | 22.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Sterea Elláda Series break | 22.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 30 | Yugoiztochen | 22.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 31 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability | 21.6 | -4.5 pts |
| 32 | Asturias | 21.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 33 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 21 | -0.5 pts |
| 34 | Severoiztochen | 20.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 35 | Sud-Muntenia | 20.5 | 0 pts |
| 36 | Kriti Series break | 20.3 | 0 pts |
| 37 | Peloponnisos Series break | 19.9 | -2 pts |
| 38 | Lombardia | 19.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 39 | Voreio Aigaio Low reliability | 19.7 | -6 pts |
| 40 | Piemonte | 19.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 41 | Nord-Est | 19.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 42 | Navarre | 18.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 43 | Picardie | 18.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 44 | Sud-Est | 18.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 45 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 18 | +2.3 pts |
| 46 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 17.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 47 | Severen tsentralen | 17.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 48 | Calabria | 17.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 49 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 16.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 49 | Prov. Hainaut | 16.8 | -1 pts |
| 51 | Basque Country | 16.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 52 | Molise | 16.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 52 | Toscana | 16.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Veneto | 16.5 | +1 pts |
| 55 | Centru | 16 | +2.4 pts |
| 55 | Zeeland | 16 | +1.8 pts |
| 57 | Drenthe | 15.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 57 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 15.6 | -4.3 pts |
| 57 | Sjælland | 15.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 60 | Marche | 15.4 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Arnsberg | 15.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 61 | Düsseldorf | 15.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 61 | Severozapaden | 15.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 64 | Haute-Normandie | 15.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 64 | Nord-Vest | 15.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 66 | Észak-Alföld | 15 | -0.1 pts |
| 67 | Észak-Magyarország | 14.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 68 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 14.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 14.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 70 | Bremen | 14.5 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Emilia-Romagna | 14.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 70 | Flevoland | 14.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 70 | Lüneburg | 14.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 70 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 14.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 75 | Prov. Liège | 14.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 75 | Saarland | 14.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 77 | Abruzzo | 14.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 77 | Koblenz | 14.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Latvija | 14.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 77 | Rhône-Alpes | 14.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 81 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 14.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 82 | Berlin | 14.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 83 | Dytiki Elláda Series break | 14 | +1 pts |
| 83 | Közép-Dunántúl | 14 | +4.1 pts |
| 85 | Syddanmark | 13.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 86 | Eesti Series break | 13.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 86 | Ipeiros Series break | 13.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 86 | Lorraine | 13.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 89 | Champagne-Ardenne | 13.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 89 | Dél-Dunántúl | 13.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | Hannover | 13.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 92 | Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability | 13.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 93 | Friesland (NL) | 12.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 94 | Basse-Normandie | 12.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 94 | Münster | 12.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 96 | Severozápad | 12.6 | -2 pts |
| 97 | Aquitaine | 12.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 97 | Bourgogne | 12.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 97 | Liguria | 12.5 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Köln | 12.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 100 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 12.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 102 | Attiki Series break | 12.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 102 | Detmold | 12.2 | -2 pts |
| 104 | Hamburg | 12.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 104 | Noord-Brabant | 12.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 104 | Noord-Holland | 12.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 104 | Schleswig-Holstein | 12.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 108 | Basilicata | 12 | -1.9 pts |
| 108 | Darmstadt | 12 | -0.6 pts |
| 108 | Ile-de-France | 12 | -1 pts |
| 108 | Umbria | 12 | -2.5 pts |
| 112 | Thessalia Series break | 11.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 112 | Wien | 11.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 114 | Midi-Pyrénées | 11.8 | +4.8 pts |
| 115 | Kýpros Series break | 11.7 | -2 pts |
| 116 | Weser-Ems | 11.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 117 | Kassel | 11.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 118 | Braunschweig | 11.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 118 | Limburg (NL) | 11.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 118 | Prov. Namur Low reliability | 11.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 118 | Vest | 11.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 122 | Overijssel | 11.1 | +2 pts |
| 123 | Lazio | 10.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 124 | Mittelfranken | 10.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 125 | Oberfranken | 10.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 125 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 10.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 127 | Nordjylland | 10.6 | -4 pts |
| 128 | Niederbayern | 10.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 128 | Poitou-Charentes Low reliability | 10.5 | -4.4 pts |
| 130 | Etelä-Suomi | 10.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 131 | Vorarlberg Low reliability | 10.3 | -4.3 pts |
| 132 | Centre - Val de Loire | 10.1 | -4.2 pts |
| 132 | Stuttgart | 10.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 134 | Länsi-Suomi | 10 | +0.7 pts |
| 134 | Pays de la Loire | 10 | -0.6 pts |
| 136 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 9.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 136 | Hovedstaden | 9.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 136 | Leipzig | 9.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 136 | Midtjylland | 9.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 140 | Karlsruhe | 9.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Freiburg | 9.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 141 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 9.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 141 | Norra Mellansverige | 9.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 144 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 9.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 145 | Franche-Comté Low reliability | 9.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 145 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 9.4 | +3.8 pts |
| 145 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 9.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 145 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 9.4 | -5.4 pts |
| 149 | Gelderland | 9.3 | -3.4 pts |
| 149 | Gießen | 9.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 149 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 9.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 152 | Prov. Antwerpen | 9.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 152 | Tirol Low reliability | 9.2 | 0 pts |
| 154 | Kentriki Makedonia Series break | 9.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 154 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 9.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 156 | Brandenburg | 9 | -0.2 pts |
| 156 | Dél-Alföld | 9 | -0.6 pts |
| 158 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 8.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 159 | Oberösterreich | 8.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 159 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 8.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 161 | Schwaben | 8.5 | -2 pts |
| 162 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 8.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 163 | Oberpfalz | 8.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 164 | Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability | 8.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 165 | Stockholm | 8.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 166 | Oberbayern | 8 | 0 pts |
| 167 | Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability | 7.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 167 | Východné Slovensko | 7.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 169 | Niederösterreich | 7.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 170 | Luxembourg Series break | 7.7 | -5.7 pts |
| 171 | Steiermark | 7.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 171 | Tübingen | 7.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 173 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 7.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 174 | Alsace Low reliability | 7.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 175 | Groningen | 7.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 176 | Unterfranken | 7 | -1.4 pts |
| 177 | Småland med öarna | 6.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 177 | Sydsverige | 6.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 179 | Östra Mellansverige | 6.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 180 | Dresden | 6.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 181 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability | 6.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 182 | Střední Čechy | 6 | +1.2 pts |
| 183 | Övre Norrland Low reliability | 5.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 184 | Jihozápad | 5.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 184 | Opolskie Low reliability | 5.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 184 | Västsverige | 5.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 187 | Pomorskie Low reliability | 5.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 188 | Stredné Slovensko | 5.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 188 | Thüringen | 5.4 | -2 pts |
| 190 | Severovýchod | 5.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 191 | Dolnośląskie Low reliability | 5.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 191 | Śląskie | 5.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 193 | Łódzkie Low reliability | 5 | -0.2 pts |
| 193 | Moravskoslezsko | 5 | -3.5 pts |
| 195 | Bretagne Low reliability | 4.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 195 | Lubelskie Low reliability | 4.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 197 | Wielkopolskie | 4.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 198 | Chemnitz | 4.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 198 | Yugozapaden | 4.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 200 | Podlaskie Low reliability | 4.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 201 | Střední Morava | 3.9 | 0 pts |
| 202 | Świętokrzyskie Low reliability | 3.7 | 0 pts |
| 203 | Podkarpackie Low reliability | 3.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 204 | Praha | 3.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 205 | Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability | 3.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 205 | Małopolskie Low reliability | 3.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 207 | Západné Slovensko | 2.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 208 | Jihovýchod | 2.6 | +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. 33 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2009 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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, 2009) [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, 2009. 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=2009. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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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, 2009 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/eu-regions?period=2009 (Accessed: 12 October 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 46.8% in 2009, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Jihovýchod, with 2.6% in 2009.
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. 33 regions have no value for 2009 and are not ranked.
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