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 216 regions in 2012, at 38.5%. Praha had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 11% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 12.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest38.5Ceuta

Lowest2.4Praha

Median11216 regions

European Union (27)12.6History

Top 40 regions, 2012

%. 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

Rank	Regions	2012 (%)	Change on 2011
1	Ceuta Low reliability	38.5	-0.4 pts
2	Região Autónoma dos Açores	34	-9.7 pts
3	Extremadura	32.6	+2.5 pts
3	Melilla Low reliability	32.6	+13.3 pts
5	Balearic Islands	28.9	-0.8 pts
6	Andalusia	28.8	-3.3 pts
7	Canary Islands	28	-2.9 pts
8	Região Autónoma da Madeira	27.6	-3.1 pts
9	Castilla-La Mancha	27.5	-4 pts
10	Region of Murcia	26.9	-3.4 pts
11	Valencian Community	25.9	-0.8 pts
12	Sardegna	25	-0.1 pts
13	La Rioja	24.3	-6.3 pts
13	Sicilia	24.3	-0.1 pts
15	Catalonia	24.2	-2 pts
16	Galicia	22.7	+2.3 pts
16	Sud-Muntenia	22.7	+0.3 pts
18	Nord-Est	22.2	+0.1 pts
19	Campania	21.7	-0.1 pts
19	Castile and León	21.7	-5.8 pts
21	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	21.6	+1.4 pts
22	Community of Madrid	21.5	+2 pts
22	Sud-Est	21.5	-0.6 pts
24	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability	21.4	-1.5 pts
25	Yugoiztochen	21.1	+1.8 pts
26	Norte	20.8	-1.7 pts
26	Severozapaden	20.8	+4.2 pts
28	Aragon	20.4	-2.4 pts
29	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	20.1	+1.2 pts
30	Asturias	19.8	-2.1 pts
30	Puglia	19.8	+0.4 pts
32	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	19.6	+1.5 pts
33	Algarve	19.5	-5.5 pts
34	Centru	19.4	-3.4 pts
35	Prov. Hainaut	19.3	+4.7 pts
36	Malta	18.1	-0.7 pts
37	Picardie	17.7	-0.1 pts
37	Sud-Vest Oltenia	17.7	-0.8 pts
39	Kriti	17.5	-1.7 pts
39	Toscana	17.5	-0.7 pts
41	Észak-Alföld	17.4	+3.4 pts
41	Liguria	17.4	+2.9 pts
43	Notio Aigaio Low reliability	17	-1.9 pts
44	Calabria	16.9	-1.1 pts
45	Piemonte	16.2	+0.3 pts
46	Languedoc-Roussillon	16	-1.2 pts
47	Ionia Nisia Low reliability	15.9	n/a
47	Yuzhen tsentralen	15.9	+0.9 pts
49	Észak-Magyarország	15.5	-0.3 pts
49	Sterea Elláda	15.5	-4.7 pts
51	Marche	15.3	+2.8 pts
52	Peloponnisos	15.2	-4.1 pts
53	Lombardia	15.1	-1.7 pts
54	Nord-Vest	14.9	0 pts
54	Severen tsentralen	14.9	-2.2 pts
56	Emilia-Romagna	14.7	+1.1 pts
57	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	14.5	-1.8 pts
58	Haute-Normandie	14.4	+2.2 pts
59	Düsseldorf Series break	14.3	-0.5 pts
60	Arnsberg Series break	14.2	-0.3 pts
60	Cantabria	14.2	-7.2 pts
62	Limousin Low reliability	14.1	n/a
63	Auvergne	13.9	-1.6 pts
63	Nord-Pas de Calais	13.9	-1.2 pts
65	Veneto	13.8	-2.7 pts
65	Zeeland	13.8	+0.8 pts
67	Lüneburg Series break	13.7	-2.1 pts
67	Vest	13.7	+4.1 pts
69	Basilicata	13.6	-0.9 pts
69	Prov. Liège	13.6	-4.5 pts
69	Severoiztochen	13.6	-0.7 pts
72	Berlin Series break	13.4	+0.2 pts
72	Champagne-Ardenne	13.4	+1.3 pts
74	Hannover Series break	13.3	-1.6 pts
75	Lorraine	13.2	+1.7 pts
76	Bremen Series break	13.1	-4.7 pts
76	Franche-Comté	13.1	+0.8 pts
76	Trier Series break	13.1	-0.6 pts
79	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	13	0 pts
79	Navarre	13	+1 pts
79	Prov. Namur	13	-0.6 pts
79	Umbria	13	+2.1 pts
83	Saarland Series break	12.8	-2.5 pts
84	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	12.7	-0.8 pts
85	Detmold Series break	12.6	-0.1 pts
85	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	12.6	-0.4 pts
87	Basque Country	12.4	-1.4 pts
87	Hamburg Series break	12.4	-0.6 pts
89	Lazio	12.3	-2.7 pts
90	Abruzzo	12.2	+0.2 pts
91	Ipeiros Low reliability	12.1	-2.5 pts
92	Alsace	12	+1.6 pts
92	Koblenz Series break	12	-1.3 pts
92	Severozápad	12	+0.8 pts
95	Aquitaine	11.8	+0.2 pts
95	Ile-de-France	11.8	+0.5 pts
97	Braunschweig Series break	11.7	-1.3 pts
97	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	11.7	+2.3 pts
97	Thessalia	11.7	-4.1 pts
100	Köln Series break	11.6	-1.7 pts
101	Kýpros	11.4	+0.1 pts
102	Közép-Dunántúl	11.3	-1 pts
102	Münster Series break	11.3	-0.1 pts
104	Dytiki Elláda	11.2	-2.4 pts
104	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	11.2	+1 pts
104	Nordjylland	11.2	+0.7 pts
104	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	11.2	-1.9 pts
108	Vorarlberg Low reliability	11	-0.8 pts
109	Sjælland	10.9	-1.4 pts
109	Wien	10.9	-0.9 pts
111	Drenthe	10.8	-0.4 pts
112	Noord-Brabant	10.7	+0.4 pts
112	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	10.7	-2.4 pts
112	Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability	10.7	+0.3 pts
115	Dél-Dunántúl	10.6	-0.7 pts
115	Latvija	10.6	-1 pts
117	Nyugat-Dunántúl	10.5	+3.2 pts
118	Southern	10.4	n/a
119	Basse-Normandie	10.3	+0.3 pts
119	Eesti	10.3	-0.3 pts
121	Brandenburg Series break	10.2	-0.1 pts
121	Darmstadt Series break	10.2	-2.3 pts
123	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	10	+0.1 pts
124	Mittelfranken Series break	9.9	-2.9 pts
124	Molise Low reliability	9.9	-2.8 pts
126	Rhône-Alpes	9.8	-2 pts
126	Weser-Ems Series break	9.8	-3.3 pts
128	Eastern and Midland	9.7	n/a
128	Pays de la Loire	9.7	+0.7 pts
128	Poitou-Charentes	9.7	-0.1 pts
131	Tirol	9.6	-1.3 pts
132	Northern and Western	9.5	n/a
133	Dél-Alföld	9.4	-0.1 pts
133	Syddanmark	9.4	-0.7 pts
135	Centre - Val de Loire	9.3	+1.3 pts
135	Etelä-Suomi	9.3	-0.5 pts
137	Hovedstaden	9.2	-0.3 pts
137	Prov. Antwerpen	9.2	-2.1 pts
139	Attiki	9.1	-1.5 pts
139	Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability	9.1	-2.4 pts
139	Gelderland	9.1	+0.7 pts
139	Karlsruhe Series break	9.1	-2.1 pts
139	Limburg (NL)	9.1	-1.3 pts
139	Voreio Aigaio Low reliability	9.1	-5.1 pts
145	Flevoland	9	0 pts
146	Helsinki-Uusimaa	8.9	-0.5 pts
146	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	8.9	-0.8 pts
148	Kassel Series break	8.8	-0.1 pts
148	Midi-Pyrénées	8.8	-6.3 pts
148	Midtjylland	8.8	-1.7 pts
148	Norra Mellansverige	8.8	+2.7 pts
148	Stuttgart Series break	8.8	-1.3 pts
153	Länsi-Suomi	8.6	-1.7 pts
153	Prov. Limburg (BE)	8.6	-2.4 pts
153	Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability	8.6	-1.5 pts
156	Friesland (NL)	8.4	-1.1 pts
156	Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability	8.4	-0.3 pts
158	Chemnitz Series break	8.3	-0.2 pts
158	Freiburg Series break	8.3	-1.9 pts
158	Gießen Series break	8.3	+0.3 pts
161	Luxembourg	8.1	+1.9 pts
161	Östra Mellansverige	8.1	+0.9 pts
163	Dresden Series break	8	+1 pts
163	Groningen	8	+2.5 pts
163	Leipzig Series break	8	-0.5 pts
163	Oberfranken Series break	8	-0.3 pts
163	Schwaben Series break	8	-1.1 pts
168	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	7.9	-1.3 pts
168	Východné Slovensko	7.9	-1.4 pts
170	Kentriki Makedonia	7.8	-1 pts
171	Bourgogne Low reliability	7.7	-4 pts
171	Bretagne	7.7	-0.6 pts
171	Noord-Holland	7.7	-1.7 pts
174	Lubuskie Low reliability	7.6	-0.4 pts
174	Mellersta Norrland	7.6	+0.1 pts
174	Stockholm	7.6	+0.6 pts
174	Thüringen Series break	7.6	-0.2 pts
178	Pomorskie Low reliability	7.5	+0.8 pts
179	Severovýchod	7.4	+2.3 pts
180	Bucureşti-Ilfov	7.2	-2.4 pts
180	Kärnten Low reliability	7.2	-0.3 pts
180	Småland med öarna	7.2	+1.1 pts
183	Łódzkie	7.1	+1.5 pts
183	Overijssel	7.1	+0.3 pts
185	Niederbayern Series break	6.9	-0.3 pts
185	Övre Norrland	6.9	+0.3 pts
185	Västsverige	6.9	+0.9 pts
188	Oberbayern Series break	6.8	-1.9 pts
188	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	6.8	+1.4 pts
188	Sydsverige	6.8	0 pts
188	Tübingen Series break	6.8	-0.7 pts
192	Niederösterreich	6.7	-1 pts
193	Dolnośląskie	6.6	+0.7 pts
194	Oberösterreich	6.4	-2.2 pts
195	Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability	6.1	-0.4 pts
195	Śląskie	6.1	+0.4 pts
197	Unterfranken Series break	6	-1.8 pts
198	Moravskoslezsko	5.9	+0.7 pts
198	Stredné Slovensko	5.9	+1.5 pts
200	Oberpfalz Series break	5.8	-3.1 pts
201	Jihozápad	5.6	+0.5 pts
202	Podkarpackie Low reliability	5.5	+0.1 pts
203	Wielkopolskie	5.4	+0.8 pts
204	Steiermark Low reliability	5.3	+0.8 pts
205	Lubelskie Low reliability	5.2	-0.9 pts
206	Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability	5.1	+2.2 pts
207	Vzhodna Slovenija	5	+0.4 pts
208	Świętokrzyskie Low reliability	4.2	-1.2 pts
209	Střední Morava	4.1	+0.2 pts
210	Yugozapaden	4	+0.6 pts
211	Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability	3.8	+0.1 pts
212	Jihovýchod	3.6	-0.1 pts
212	Střední Čechy	3.6	+0.4 pts
214	Západné Slovensko	3	+1 pts
215	Małopolskie Low reliability	2.8	-0.6 pts
216	Praha Low reliability	2.4	+0.1 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 2012 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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, 2012}},
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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Ceuta, with 38.5% in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Praha, with 2.4% in 2012.

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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 2012 and are not ranked.