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

Ceuta had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 213 regions in 2010, at 45.8%. Západné Slovensko had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 12% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest45.8Ceuta
Lowest2.3Západné Slovensko
Median12213 regions
European Union (27)13.8History

Top 40 regions, 2010

Ceuta: 45.8 %Ceuta45.8Região Autónoma dos Açores: 44.8 %Região Autónoma dos Açores44.8Região Autónoma da Madeira: 36.6 %Região Autónoma da Madeira36.6Balearic Islands: 36.5 %Balearic Islands36.5Melilla: 35.4 %Melilla35.4Region of Murcia: 34.9 %Region of Murcia34.9Andalusia: 34.6 %Andalusia34.6Castilla-La Mancha: 33.4 %Castilla-La Mancha33.4Extremadura: 31.6 %Extremadura31.6Norte: 30.5 %Norte30.5Algarve: 29.9 %Algarve29.9Canary Islands: 29.8 %Canary Islands29.8Catalonia: 28.9 %Catalonia28.9Valencian Community: 28.4 %Valencian Community28.4La Rioja: 27.2 %La Rioja27.2Sicilia: 25.6 %Sicilia25.6Notio Aigaio: 25.3 %Notio Aigaio25.3Nord-Est: 24.7 %Nord-Est24.7Cantabria: 23.9 %Cantabria23.9Aragon: 23.8 %Aragon23.8Puglia: 23.6 %Puglia23.6Sardegna: 23.6 %Sardegna23.6Castile and León: 23.4 %Castile and León23.4Campania: 23.2 %Campania23.2Galicia: 22.8 %Galicia22.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 22.6 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…22.6Sud-Est: 22.5 %Sud-Est22.5Picardie: 22.4 %Picardie22.4Community of Madrid: 22.3 %Community of Madrid22.3Asturias: 22.2 %Asturias22.2Sud-Muntenia: 22.2 %Sud-Muntenia22.2Centru: 21.7 %Centru21.7Voreio Aigaio: 21.5 %Voreio Aigaio21.5Malta: 21.4 %Malta21.4Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 21.3 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste21.3Languedoc-Roussillon: 20.6 %Languedoc-Roussillon20.6Sud-Vest Oltenia: 20.6 %Sud-Vest Oltenia20.6Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 20.5 %Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki20.5Kriti: 20.2 %Kriti20.2Sterea Elláda: 18.6 %Sterea Elláda18.6Ceuta: 45.8 %Ceuta45.8Região Autónoma dos Açores: 44.8 %Região Autónoma dos Açores44.8Região Autónoma da Madeira: 36.6 %Região Autónoma da Madeira36.6Balearic Islands: 36.5 %Balearic Islands36.5Melilla: 35.4 %Melilla35.4Region of Murcia: 34.9 %Region of Murcia34.9Andalusia: 34.6 %Andalusia34.6Castilla-La Mancha: 33.4 %Castilla-La Mancha33.4Extremadura: 31.6 %Extremadura31.6Norte: 30.5 %Norte30.5Algarve: 29.9 %Algarve29.9Canary Islands: 29.8 %Canary Islands29.8Catalonia: 28.9 %Catalonia28.9Valencian Community: 28.4 %Valencian Community28.4La Rioja: 27.2 %La Rioja27.2Sicilia: 25.6 %Sicilia25.6Notio Aigaio: 25.3 %Notio Aigaio25.3Nord-Est: 24.7 %Nord-Est24.7Cantabria: 23.9 %Cantabria23.9Aragon: 23.8 %Aragon23.8Puglia: 23.6 %Puglia23.6Sardegna: 23.6 %Sardegna23.6Castile and León: 23.4 %Castile and León23.4Campania: 23.2 %Campania23.2Galicia: 22.8 %Galicia22.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 22.6 %Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen22.6Sud-Est: 22.5 %Sud-Est22.5Picardie: 22.4 %Picardie22.4Community of Madrid: 22.3 %Community of Madrid22.3Asturias: 22.2 %Asturias22.2Sud-Muntenia: 22.2 %Sud-Muntenia22.2Centru: 21.7 %Centru21.7Voreio Aigaio: 21.5 %Voreio Aigaio21.5Malta: 21.4 %Malta21.4Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 21.3 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste21.3Languedoc-Roussillon: 20.6 %Languedoc-Roussillon20.6Sud-Vest Oltenia: 20.6 %Sud-Vest Oltenia20.6Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 20.5 %Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki20.5Kriti: 20.2 %Kriti20.2Sterea Elláda: 18.6 %Sterea Elláda18.6
%. 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

RankRegions2010 (%)Change on 2009
1Ceuta Low reliability45.8+11.7 pts
2Região Autónoma dos Açores44.8-2 pts
3Região Autónoma da Madeira36.6-2.4 pts
4Balearic Islands36.5-3.8 pts
5Melilla Low reliability35.4-1.3 pts
6Region of Murcia34.9-1.9 pts
7Andalusia34.6-2.6 pts
8Castilla-La Mancha33.4-1.2 pts
9Extremadura31.6-2.5 pts
10Norte30.5-4.7 pts
11Algarve29.9+0.6 pts
12Canary Islands29.8-0.9 pts
13Catalonia28.9-3 pts
14Valencian Community28.4-3.5 pts
15La Rioja27.2-4.7 pts
16Sicilia25.6-0.7 pts
17Notio Aigaio25.3-1.1 pts
18Nord-Est Series break24.7+5.5 pts
19Cantabria23.9-0.3 pts
20Aragon23.8-1.2 pts
21Puglia23.6-1.3 pts
21Sardegna23.6+1 pts
23Castile and León23.4-3.5 pts
24Campania23.2-0.3 pts
25Galicia22.8-3 pts
26Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen22.6+1.6 pts
27Sud-Est Series break22.5+4.2 pts
28Picardie22.4+4 pts
29Community of Madrid22.3-3.9 pts
30Asturias22.2+0.9 pts
30Sud-Muntenia Series break22.2+1.7 pts
32Centru Series break21.7+5.7 pts
33Voreio Aigaio Low reliability21.5+1.8 pts
34Malta21.4-4.3 pts
35Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability21.3-0.3 pts
36Languedoc-Roussillon20.6+3.8 pts
36Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break20.6+2.6 pts
38Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki20.5-4.4 pts
39Kriti20.2-0.1 pts
40Sterea Elláda18.6-3.9 pts
40Yugoiztochen Series break18.6-3.5 pts
42Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest18.4+2.8 pts
43Nord-Vest Series break18.2+3.1 pts
43Severen tsentralen Series break18.2+0.7 pts
45Lombardia18-1.8 pts
46Peloponnisos17.6-2.3 pts
46Piemonte17.6-2 pts
48Toscana17.5+1 pts
49Prov. Hainaut17.2+0.4 pts
50Severoiztochen Series break17.1-3.8 pts
51Navarre16.8-1.9 pts
51Zeeland16.8+0.8 pts
53Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break16.7+2.2 pts
54Severozapaden Series break16.6+1.4 pts
54Thessalia16.6+4.7 pts
56Düsseldorf Series break16.5+1.3 pts
56Észak-Magyarország16.5+1.7 pts
58Bourgogne16.4+3.9 pts
58Yuzhen tsentralen Series break16.4-1.5 pts
60Liguria16.1+3.6 pts
60Lüneburg Series break16.1+1.6 pts
62Calabria16-1.2 pts
62Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur16+1.3 pts
64Veneto15.5-1 pts
65Koblenz Series break15.1+0.8 pts
66Basilicata15+3 pts
67Drenthe14.9-0.7 pts
68Emilia-Romagna14.8+0.3 pts
68Marche14.8-0.6 pts
70Nord-Pas de Calais14.7+0.5 pts
71Berlin Series break14.4+0.3 pts
71Lorraine14.4+0.9 pts
73Hannover Series break14.2+0.8 pts
73Rhône-Alpes14.2-0.1 pts
75Bremen Series break14.1-0.4 pts
76Arnsberg Series break13.8-1.4 pts
77Köln Series break13.7+1.4 pts
77Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability13.7+4.3 pts
79Detmold Series break13.5+1.3 pts
79Dytiki Elláda13.5-0.5 pts
79Észak-Alföld13.5-1.5 pts
82Friesland (NL)13.4+0.5 pts
82Haute-Normandie13.4-1.7 pts
82Molise13.4-3.1 pts
85Champagne-Ardenne13.2-0.2 pts
85Prov. Liège13.2-1.2 pts
85Saarland Series break13.2-1.2 pts
85Syddanmark13.2-0.4 pts
89Abruzzo13.1-1.2 pts
89Basque Country13.1-3.5 pts
89Dél-Dunántúl13.1-0.3 pts
89Münster Series break13.1+0.3 pts
93Hamburg Series break13+0.9 pts
93Lazio13+2.1 pts
95Latvija12.9-1.4 pts
95Umbria12.9+0.9 pts
97Darmstadt Series break12.8+0.8 pts
98Braunschweig Series break12.7+1.4 pts
98Kýpros12.7+1 pts
100Schleswig-Holstein Series break12.6+0.5 pts
100Weser-Ems Series break12.6+1 pts
102Ipeiros Low reliability12.5-1 pts
102Prov. Limburg (BE)12.5+3.6 pts
104Ionia Nisia Low reliability12.4-10.9 pts
105Franche-Comté12.1+2.7 pts
105Friuli-Venezia Giulia12.1-2.6 pts
107Sjælland12-3.6 pts
107Trier Series break12n/a
109Sachsen-Anhalt Series break11.9+1.2 pts
110Flevoland11.8-2.7 pts
110Karlsruhe Series break11.8+2 pts
110Provincia Autonoma di Trento11.8-0.5 pts
113Mittelfranken Series break11.7+0.9 pts
114Ile-de-France11.6-0.4 pts
114Limburg (NL)11.6+0.3 pts
114Wien11.6-0.3 pts
117Attiki11.4-0.8 pts
117Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability11.4-1.7 pts
117Midtjylland11.4+1.5 pts
120Severozápad11.3-1.3 pts
121Közép-Dunántúl11.2-2.8 pts
121Poitou-Charentes11.2+0.7 pts
123Prov. Antwerpen11.1+1.9 pts
123Prov. Namur Low reliability11.1-0.2 pts
125Eesti11-2.5 pts
126Hovedstaden10.9+1 pts
126Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi10.9+1.4 pts
128Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break10.8+0.9 pts
129Oberfranken Series break10.6-0.1 pts
130Kassel Series break10.5-1 pts
131Noord-Brabant10.4-1.7 pts
132Gießen Series break10.3+1 pts
132Helsinki-Uusimaa10.3+0.7 pts
134Pays de la Loire10.2+0.2 pts
134Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen10.2+2.7 pts
136Alsace10.1+2.8 pts
136Basse-Normandie10.1-2.7 pts
136Stuttgart Series break10.10 pts
139Länsi-Suomi9.9-0.1 pts
140Aquitaine9.8-2.7 pts
140Etelä-Suomi9.8-0.6 pts
140Nordjylland9.8-0.8 pts
140Vest Series break9.8-1.5 pts
140Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability9.8+3.4 pts
145Noord-Holland9.7-2.4 pts
146Brandenburg Series break9.6+0.6 pts
146Gelderland9.6+0.3 pts
148Midi-Pyrénées9.5-2.3 pts
148Schwaben Series break9.5+1 pts
150Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break9.3+0.2 pts
151Mellersta Norrland9.2n/a
152Kentriki Makedonia9.10 pts
152Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability9.1+0.9 pts
154Tirol Low reliability9-0.2 pts
155Centre - Val de Loire8.9-1.2 pts
155Leipzig Series break8.9-1 pts
155Unterfranken Series break8.9+1.9 pts
158Oberösterreich8.8+0.2 pts
159Lubuskie Low reliability8.7-0.7 pts
160Niederbayern Series break8.6-1.9 pts
160Oberbayern Series break8.6+0.6 pts
162Dél-Alföld8.3-0.7 pts
163Freiburg Series break8.2-1.4 pts
163Východné Slovensko8.2+0.3 pts
165Auvergne Low reliability8.1n/a
165Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break8.1-1.3 pts
167Tübingen Series break8+0.4 pts
168Salzburg Low reliability7.8n/a
169Bretagne7.6+2.7 pts
169Chemnitz Series break7.6+3.1 pts
169Norra Mellansverige7.6-2 pts
169Nyugat-Dunántúl7.6-1.7 pts
173Overijssel7.4-3.7 pts
174Stockholm7.3-0.8 pts
175Steiermark7.2-0.4 pts
176Luxembourg7.1-0.6 pts
176Oberpfalz Series break7.1-1.2 pts
176Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability7.1-0.8 pts
179Östra Mellansverige7+0.4 pts
180Dresden Series break6.9+0.4 pts
180Prov. West-Vlaanderen6.9-1.5 pts
182Prov. Vlaams-Brabant6.6-2 pts
183Opolskie Low reliability6.5+0.7 pts
184Thüringen Series break6.4+1 pts
185Pomorskie Low reliability6.3+0.6 pts
186Łódzkie Series break6.2+1.2 pts
186Småland med öarna6.2-0.6 pts
188Övre Norrland5.8-0.1 pts
189Groningen5.7-1.4 pts
189Niederösterreich5.7-2.1 pts
189Sydsverige5.7-1.1 pts
192Dolnośląskie Series break5.6+0.4 pts
192Lubelskie Low reliability5.6+0.7 pts
194Moravskoslezsko5.4+0.4 pts
194Västsverige5.4-0.4 pts
196Vzhodna Slovenija5.2n/a
197Świętokrzyskie Low reliability5.1+1.4 pts
198Jihozápad5-0.8 pts
199Wielkopolskie Series break4.9+0.3 pts
200Zahodna Slovenija4.8n/a
201Śląskie Series break4.7-0.5 pts
202Střední Čechy4.6-1.4 pts
203Stredné Slovensko4.4-1 pts
204Podkarpackie Low reliability4.3+0.7 pts
205Severovýchod4.2-1.1 pts
206Podlaskie Low reliability4.1-0.2 pts
206Střední Morava4.1+0.2 pts
208Yugozapaden Series break4-0.5 pts
209Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability3.9+0.8 pts
210Jihovýchod2.9+0.3 pts
211Małopolskie Low reliability2.8-0.3 pts
211Praha2.8-0.4 pts
213Západné Slovensko2.3-0.6 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. 28 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2010 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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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, 2010) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table

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Ceuta, with 45.8% in 2010, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Západné Slovensko, with 2.3% in 2010.

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