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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 213 regions in 2011, at 43.7%. Západné Slovensko had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest43.7Região Autónoma dos Açores
Lowest2Západné Slovensko
Median11.6213 regions
European Union (27)13.2History

Top 40 regions, 2011

Região Autónoma dos Açores: 43.7 %Região Autónoma dos Açores43.7Ceuta: 38.9 %Ceuta38.9Andalusia: 32.1 %Andalusia32.1Castilla-La Mancha: 31.5 %Castilla-La Mancha31.5Canary Islands: 30.9 %Canary Islands30.9Região Autónoma da Madeira: 30.7 %Região Autónoma da Madeira30.7La Rioja: 30.6 %La Rioja30.6Region of Murcia: 30.3 %Region of Murcia30.3Extremadura: 30.1 %Extremadura30.1Balearic Islands: 29.7 %Balearic Islands29.7Castile and León: 27.5 %Castile and León27.5Valencian Community: 26.7 %Valencian Community26.7Catalonia: 26.2 %Catalonia26.2Sardegna: 25.1 %Sardegna25.1Algarve: 25 %Algarve25Sicilia: 24.4 %Sicilia24.4Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 22.9 %Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste22.9Aragon: 22.8 %Aragon22.8Centru: 22.8 %Centru22.8Norte: 22.5 %Norte22.5Sud-Muntenia: 22.4 %Sud-Muntenia22.4Nord-Est: 22.1 %Nord-Est22.1Sud-Est: 22.1 %Sud-Est22.1Asturias: 21.9 %Asturias21.9Campania: 21.8 %Campania21.8Cantabria: 21.4 %Cantabria21.4Galicia: 20.4 %Galicia20.4Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 20.2 %Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki20.2Sterea Elláda: 20.2 %Sterea Elláda20.2Community of Madrid: 19.5 %Community of Madrid19.5Puglia: 19.4 %Puglia19.4Melilla: 19.3 %Melilla19.3Peloponnisos: 19.3 %Peloponnisos19.3Yugoiztochen: 19.3 %Yugoiztochen19.3Kriti: 19.2 %Kriti19.2Notio Aigaio: 18.9 %Notio Aigaio18.9Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 18.9 %Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…18.9Malta: 18.8 %Malta18.8Sud-Vest Oltenia: 18.5 %Sud-Vest Oltenia18.5Toscana: 18.2 %Toscana18.2
%. 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

RankRegions2011 (%)Change on 2010
1Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break43.7-1.1 pts
2Ceuta Low reliability38.9-6.9 pts
3Andalusia32.1-2.5 pts
4Castilla-La Mancha31.5-1.9 pts
5Canary Islands30.9+1.1 pts
6Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break30.7-5.9 pts
7La Rioja30.6+3.4 pts
8Region of Murcia30.3-4.6 pts
9Extremadura30.1-1.5 pts
10Balearic Islands29.7-6.8 pts
11Castile and León27.5+4.1 pts
12Valencian Community26.7-1.7 pts
13Catalonia26.2-2.7 pts
14Sardegna25.1+1.5 pts
15Algarve Series break25-4.9 pts
16Sicilia24.4-1.2 pts
17Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability22.9+1.6 pts
18Aragon22.8-1 pts
18Centru22.8+1.1 pts
20Norte Series break22.5-8 pts
21Sud-Muntenia22.4+0.2 pts
22Nord-Est22.1-2.6 pts
22Sud-Est22.1-0.4 pts
24Asturias21.9-0.3 pts
25Campania21.8-1.4 pts
26Cantabria21.4-2.5 pts
27Galicia20.4-2.4 pts
28Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki20.2-0.3 pts
28Sterea Elláda20.2+1.6 pts
30Community of Madrid19.5-2.8 pts
31Puglia19.4-4.2 pts
32Melilla Low reliability19.3-16.1 pts
32Peloponnisos19.3+1.7 pts
32Yugoiztochen Series break19.3+0.7 pts
35Kriti19.2-1 pts
36Notio Aigaio18.9-6.4 pts
36Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest18.9+0.5 pts
38Malta Series break18.8-2.6 pts
39Sud-Vest Oltenia18.5-2.1 pts
40Toscana18.2+0.7 pts
41Prov. Liège18.1+4.9 pts
41Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen18.1-4.5 pts
43Calabria18+2 pts
44Bremen17.8+3.7 pts
44Picardie17.8-4.6 pts
46Languedoc-Roussillon17.2-3.4 pts
47Severen tsentralen Series break17.1-1.1 pts
48Lombardia16.8-1.2 pts
49Severozapaden Series break16.60 pts
50Veneto16.5+1 pts
51Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur16.3+0.3 pts
52Piemonte15.9-1.7 pts
53Észak-Magyarország15.8-0.7 pts
53Lüneburg15.8-0.3 pts
53Thessalia15.8-0.8 pts
56Auvergne15.5+7.4 pts
57Saarland15.3+2.1 pts
58Midi-Pyrénées15.1+5.6 pts
58Nord-Pas de Calais15.1+0.4 pts
60Lazio15+2 pts
60Yuzhen tsentralen Series break15-1.4 pts
62Hannover14.9+0.7 pts
62Nord-Vest14.9-3.3 pts
64Düsseldorf14.8-1.7 pts
65Ipeiros14.6+2.1 pts
65Prov. Hainaut14.6-2.6 pts
67Arnsberg14.5+0.7 pts
67Basilicata14.5-0.5 pts
67Liguria14.5-1.6 pts
70Severoiztochen Series break14.3-2.8 pts
71Voreio Aigaio Low reliability14.2-7.3 pts
72Észak-Alföld14+0.5 pts
73Basque Country13.8+0.7 pts
74Trier13.7+1.7 pts
75Dytiki Elláda13.6+0.1 pts
75Emilia-Romagna13.6-1.2 pts
75Prov. Namur13.6+2.5 pts
78Rheinhessen-Pfalz13.5-3.2 pts
79Koblenz13.3-1.8 pts
79Köln13.3-0.4 pts
81Berlin13.2-1.2 pts
82Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability13.1-0.6 pts
82Sachsen-Anhalt13.1+1.2 pts
82Weser-Ems13.1+0.5 pts
85Braunschweig13+0.3 pts
85Friuli-Venezia Giulia13+0.9 pts
85Hamburg130 pts
85Schleswig-Holstein13+0.4 pts
85Zeeland13-3.8 pts
90Mittelfranken12.8+1.1 pts
91Detmold12.7-0.8 pts
91Molise12.7-0.7 pts
93Darmstadt12.5-0.3 pts
93Marche12.5-2.3 pts
95Franche-Comté Low reliability12.3+0.2 pts
95Közép-Dunántúl12.3+1.1 pts
95Sjælland12.3+0.3 pts
98Haute-Normandie12.2-1.2 pts
99Champagne-Ardenne12.1-1.1 pts
100Abruzzo12-1.1 pts
100Navarre12-4.8 pts
102Rhône-Alpes11.8-2.4 pts
102Vorarlberg Low reliability11.8n/a
102Wien11.8+0.2 pts
105Bourgogne11.7-4.7 pts
106Aquitaine11.6+1.8 pts
106Latvija11.6-1.3 pts
108Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability11.5+0.1 pts
108Lorraine11.5-2.9 pts
110Münster11.4-1.7 pts
111Dél-Dunántúl11.3-1.8 pts
111Ile-de-France11.3-0.3 pts
111Kýpros11.3-1.4 pts
111Prov. Antwerpen11.3+0.2 pts
115Drenthe11.2-3.7 pts
115Karlsruhe11.2-0.6 pts
115Severozápad Series break11.2-0.1 pts
118Prov. Limburg (BE)11-1.5 pts
119Tirol10.9+1.9 pts
119Umbria10.9-2 pts
121Attiki10.6-0.8 pts
121Eesti10.6-0.4 pts
123Midtjylland10.5-0.9 pts
123Nordjylland10.5+0.7 pts
125Alsace10.4+0.3 pts
125Limburg (NL)10.4-1.2 pts
125Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability10.4+0.6 pts
128Brandenburg10.3+0.7 pts
128Länsi-Suomi10.3+0.4 pts
128Noord-Brabant10.3-0.1 pts
131Freiburg10.2+2 pts
131Mecklenburg-Vorpommern10.2+0.9 pts
133Stuttgart10.10 pts
133Syddanmark10.1-3.1 pts
133Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability10.1+1 pts
136Basse-Normandie10-0.1 pts
137Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen9.9-0.3 pts
138Etelä-Suomi9.80 pts
138Poitou-Charentes9.8-1.4 pts
140Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi9.7-1.2 pts
141Bucureşti-Ilfov9.6-1.2 pts
141Vest9.6-0.2 pts
143Dél-Alföld9.5+1.2 pts
143Friesland (NL)9.5-3.9 pts
143Hovedstaden9.5-1.4 pts
146Helsinki-Uusimaa9.4-0.9 pts
146Noord-Holland9.4-0.3 pts
146Provincia Autonoma di Trento9.4-2.4 pts
149Východné Slovensko Series break9.3+1.1 pts
150Prov. West-Vlaanderen9.2+2.3 pts
151Schwaben9.1-0.4 pts
152Flevoland9-2.8 pts
152Pays de la Loire9-1.2 pts
154Kassel8.9-1.6 pts
154Oberpfalz8.9+1.8 pts
156Kentriki Makedonia8.8-0.3 pts
157Oberbayern8.7+0.1 pts
157Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability8.7+1.6 pts
159Oberösterreich8.6-0.2 pts
160Chemnitz8.5+0.9 pts
160Leipzig8.5-0.4 pts
162Gelderland8.4-1.2 pts
163Bretagne8.3+0.7 pts
163Oberfranken8.3-2.3 pts
165Centre - Val de Loire8-0.9 pts
165Gießen8-2.3 pts
165Lubuskie Low reliability8-0.7 pts
168Thüringen7.8+1.4 pts
168Unterfranken7.8-1.1 pts
170Niederösterreich7.7+2 pts
171Kärnten Low reliability7.5n/a
171Mellersta Norrland7.5-1.7 pts
171Tübingen7.5-0.5 pts
174Nyugat-Dunántúl7.3-0.3 pts
175Niederbayern7.2-1.4 pts
175Östra Mellansverige7.2+0.2 pts
177Dresden7+0.1 pts
177Stockholm7-0.3 pts
179Overijssel6.8-0.6 pts
179Sydsverige6.8+1.1 pts
181Pomorskie Low reliability6.7+0.4 pts
182Övre Norrland6.6+0.8 pts
183Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability6.5-1.6 pts
184Luxembourg6.2-0.9 pts
184Opolskie Low reliability6.2-0.3 pts
186Lubelskie Low reliability6.1+0.5 pts
186Norra Mellansverige6.1-1.5 pts
186Småland med öarna6.1-0.1 pts
189Västsverige6+0.6 pts
190Dolnośląskie5.9+0.3 pts
191Śląskie5.7+1 pts
192Łódzkie Low reliability5.6-0.6 pts
193Groningen5.5-0.2 pts
194Podkarpackie Low reliability5.4+1.1 pts
194Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability5.4-1.2 pts
194Świętokrzyskie Low reliability5.4+0.3 pts
197Podlaskie Low reliability5.3+1.2 pts
198Moravskoslezsko Series break5.2-0.2 pts
199Jihozápad Series break5.1+0.1 pts
199Severovýchod Series break5.1+0.9 pts
201Vzhodna Slovenija4.6-0.6 pts
201Wielkopolskie Low reliability4.6-0.3 pts
203Steiermark Low reliability4.5-2.7 pts
204Stredné Slovensko Series break4.40 pts
205Střední Morava Series break3.9-0.2 pts
206Jihovýchod Series break3.7+0.8 pts
206Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability3.7-1.1 pts
208Małopolskie Low reliability3.4+0.6 pts
208Yugozapaden Series break3.4-0.6 pts
210Střední Čechy Series break3.2-1.4 pts
211Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability2.9-1 pts
212Praha Low reliability2.3-0.5 pts
213Západné Slovensko Series break2-0.3 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. 28 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2011 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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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=2011. 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 43.7% in 2011, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Západné Slovensko, with 2% in 2011.

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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. 28 regions have no value for 2011 and are not ranked.

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