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

Guyane had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 219 regions in 2014, at 33.7%. Jadranska Hrvatska had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest33.7Guyane

Lowest1.9Jadranska Hrvatska

Median9.5219 regions

European Union (27)11.1History

Top 40 regions, 2014

%. 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	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Guyane Series break	33.7	n/a
2	Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break	32.5	-3.2 pts
3	Balearic Islands Series break	32.1	+2.3 pts
4	Ceuta Low reliability	29.5	-4 pts
5	Andalusia Series break	27.7	-1 pts
6	Sud-Est Series break	25	+4.3 pts
7	Region of Murcia Series break	24.1	-2.2 pts
8	Sicilia Series break	24	-1.4 pts
9	Canary Islands Series break	23.8	-3.7 pts
10	Sardegna Series break	23.5	-0.8 pts
11	Valencian Community Series break	23.4	+1.7 pts
12	Extremadura Series break	22.9	-6.3 pts
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break	22.3	-3.8 pts
14	Castilla-La Mancha Series break	22.2	-5.2 pts
14	Catalonia Series break	22.2	-2.5 pts
16	Sud-Muntenia Series break	22	+0.2 pts
17	Algarve Series break	21.9	+1.4 pts
18	Nord-Est Series break	21.7	-0.8 pts
19	La Réunion Series break	21.6	n/a
20	La Rioja Low reliability	21.1	-0.6 pts
21	Severozapaden Series break	20.8	+2.6 pts
22	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Series break	19.7	-2.1 pts
22	Campania Series break	19.7	-2.2 pts
24	Melilla Low reliability	19.6	-13.5 pts
25	Norte Series break	19.1	-0.4 pts
26	Galicia Series break	18.5	-1.7 pts
27	Aragon Series break	18.4	-0.5 pts
27	Észak-Magyarország Series break	18.4	-0.6 pts
29	Community of Madrid Series break	18.3	-1.4 pts
30	Centru Series break	17.9	0 pts
30	Severen tsentralen Series break	17.9	+2 pts
32	Nord-Vest Series break	17.7	+2.3 pts
33	Malta Series break	17	-0.1 pts
34	Puglia Series break	16.9	-3 pts
35	Calabria Series break	16.8	+0.6 pts
35	Castile and León Series break	16.8	-2.4 pts
35	Yugoiztochen Series break	16.8	-3 pts
38	Ionia Nisia Low reliability	16.3	+1.6 pts
39	Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break	15.9	-0.2 pts
40	Severoiztochen Series break	15.6	+1.3 pts
41	Prov. Liège Series break	15.2	+0.5 pts
42	Picardie Series break	14.9	+0.4 pts
43	Peloponnisos Series break	14.8	+0.8 pts
44	Sterea Elláda Series break	14.7	-1.9 pts
45	Dél-Dunántúl Series break	14.4	-1.2 pts
45	Észak-Alföld Series break	14.4	-0.7 pts
45	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	14.4	-3.3 pts
48	Voreio Aigaio Low reliability	14.2	+3.3 pts
48	Zeeland Series break	14.2	-2.9 pts
50	Prov. Hainaut Series break	14.1	-3.8 pts
51	Bremen Series break	14	-0.9 pts
51	Kriti Series break	14	-0.4 pts
53	Guadeloupe Low reliability	13.8	n/a
53	Toscana Series break	13.8	-2.4 pts
55	Asturias Series break	13.6	-5.5 pts
55	Düsseldorf Series break	13.6	0 pts
55	Liguria Series break	13.6	-1.2 pts
58	Berlin Series break	13.5	+1.3 pts
59	Emilia-Romagna Series break	13.2	-1.9 pts
60	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	13.1	-3.3 pts
61	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	13	-2 pts
62	Lombardia Series break	12.9	-2.4 pts
63	Severozápad Series break	12.8	+3.4 pts
64	Piemonte Series break	12.7	-3 pts
64	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	12.7	+2.6 pts
66	Lazio Series break	12.5	+0.3 pts
67	Etelä-Suomi Series break	12.4	+1.8 pts
68	Basilicata Series break	12.3	-2.6 pts
69	Braunschweig Series break	12.1	+2 pts
69	Corse Low reliability	12.1	n/a
69	Közép-Dunántúl Series break	12.1	+2 pts
69	Molise Series break	12.1	-3.2 pts
73	Eesti Series break	12	+2.3 pts
74	Martinique Low reliability	11.9	n/a
74	Saarland Series break	11.9	-1.7 pts
76	Drenthe Series break	11.8	+2.9 pts
76	Navarre Low reliability	11.8	-1.1 pts
78	Hamburg Series break	11.7	+0.1 pts
79	Friesland (NL) Series break	11.2	+0.5 pts
79	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	11.2	-0.4 pts
81	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	11.1	0 pts
82	Arnsberg Series break	11	-1.3 pts
82	Koblenz Series break	11	-2.3 pts
82	Köln Series break	11	+0.6 pts
85	Kassel Series break	10.9	+1.2 pts
85	Lüneburg Series break	10.9	+0.2 pts
85	Marche Series break	10.9	-2.3 pts
88	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	10.7	-1.3 pts
88	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	10.7	-1.4 pts
88	Vest Series break	10.7	-2.8 pts
88	Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability	10.7	+0.4 pts
92	Flevoland Series break	10.6	+0.7 pts
93	Hannover Series break	10.5	-2.7 pts
94	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	10.3	-3.7 pts
95	Darmstadt Series break	10.2	-0.6 pts
95	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	10.2	+1 pts
97	Prov. Namur Low reliability	10.1	-3.1 pts
98	Poitou-Charentes Series break	10	+0.3 pts
99	Lorraine Series break	9.9	-0.6 pts
99	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	9.9	+0.2 pts
99	Pest Series break	9.9	-1.2 pts
102	Freiburg Series break	9.8	+1.7 pts
103	Cantabria Low reliability	9.7	-2.4 pts
103	Franche-Comté Low reliability	9.7	+1.3 pts
103	Münster Series break	9.7	+0.1 pts
103	Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability	9.7	+0.8 pts
107	Abruzzo Series break	9.6	-1.2 pts
107	Limousin Low reliability	9.6	+0.1 pts
107	Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break	9.6	-0.5 pts
110	Bourgogne Series break	9.5	-1.1 pts
110	Dytiki Elláda Series break	9.5	-0.1 pts
110	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	9.5	-5.3 pts
110	Lubuskie Low reliability	9.5	+0.2 pts
110	Notio Aigaio Low reliability	9.5	-12.6 pts
110	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	9.5	+4 pts
110	Sjælland Series break	9.5	-0.8 pts
110	Weser-Ems Series break	9.5	+0.2 pts
118	Basque Country Series break	9.4	-0.5 pts
119	Basse-Normandie Series break	9.3	+2 pts
119	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	9.3	-0.6 pts
121	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	9.1	-2.2 pts
121	Umbria Series break	9.1	-2.4 pts
121	Východné Slovensko Series break	9.1	+1.2 pts
124	Brandenburg Series break	9	-1.6 pts
124	Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break	9	+2 pts
124	Syddanmark Series break	9	+1.3 pts
124	Wien Series break	9	-2.6 pts
128	Limburg (NL) Series break	8.9	-1.1 pts
129	Detmold Series break	8.8	-1.7 pts
129	Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability	8.8	+0.3 pts
131	Gelderland Series break	8.6	-2.7 pts
131	Mittelfranken Series break	8.6	-0.9 pts
133	Latvija Series break	8.5	-1.3 pts
133	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	8.5	-2.3 pts
135	Dél-Alföld Series break	8.4	-2 pts
135	Kentriki Makedonia Series break	8.4	+0.3 pts
135	Noord-Brabant Series break	8.4	-1.5 pts
135	Northern and Western Series break	8.4	-1.5 pts
135	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	8.4	+2.7 pts
135	Veneto Series break	8.4	-1.6 pts
141	Stuttgart Series break	8.3	-0.1 pts
142	Haute-Normandie Series break	8.2	-1.4 pts
142	Ile-de-France Series break	8.2	-1.7 pts
142	Nordjylland Series break	8.2	-0.2 pts
145	Midtjylland Series break	8.1	-0.5 pts
146	Oberösterreich Series break	8	+0.6 pts
147	Länsi-Suomi Series break	7.9	-0.5 pts
147	Norra Mellansverige Series break	7.9	-0.2 pts
147	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break	7.9	-1.4 pts
150	Auvergne Low reliability	7.8	-1.8 pts
150	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	7.8	-0.2 pts
152	Overijssel Series break	7.7	+0.4 pts
153	Chemnitz Series break	7.6	n/a
154	Leipzig Series break	7.4	-0.2 pts
155	Aquitaine Series break	7.3	-1.8 pts
155	Dolnośląskie Low reliability	7.3	+0.6 pts
157	Mellersta Norrland Series break	7.2	+2.2 pts
158	Karlsruhe Series break	7.1	0 pts
158	Schwaben Series break	7.1	+0.6 pts
158	Southern Series break	7.1	-2.4 pts
158	Tirol Low reliability	7.1	+0.7 pts
162	Hovedstaden Series break	7	-0.6 pts
162	Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability	7	0 pts
162	Oberfranken Series break	7	-0.1 pts
162	Stredné Slovensko Series break	7	+0.5 pts
166	Rhône-Alpes Series break	6.9	-1.5 pts
166	Stockholm Series break	6.9	-0.6 pts
168	Kýpros Series break	6.8	-2.3 pts
169	Alsace Series break	6.7	-2.7 pts
169	Gießen Series break	6.7	-2 pts
171	Łódzkie Series break	6.6	+0.4 pts
171	Västsverige Series break	6.6	-0.2 pts
173	Noord-Holland Series break	6.5	-1.1 pts
173	Östra Mellansverige Series break	6.5	-1.5 pts
173	Småland med öarna Series break	6.5	-0.1 pts
176	Niederösterreich Series break	6.4	+0.7 pts
176	Sydsverige Series break	6.4	+0.3 pts
176	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Series break	6.4	-1.2 pts
179	Attiki Series break	6.3	-0.5 pts
179	Moravskoslezsko Series break	6.3	+0.6 pts
179	Pays de la Loire Series break	6.3	-0.5 pts
182	Luxembourg Series break	6.1	0 pts
182	Thüringen Series break	6.1	-1.7 pts
184	Groningen Series break	6	-1.2 pts
184	Oberbayern Series break	6	-0.6 pts
186	Eastern and Midland Series break	5.9	-1.8 pts
186	Jihozápad Series break	5.9	0 pts
186	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	5.9	-4.3 pts
186	Thessalia Low reliability	5.9	-1.8 pts
186	Yugozapaden Series break	5.9	+1.1 pts
191	Dresden Series break	5.8	-0.3 pts
191	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	5.8	-0.1 pts
191	Severovýchod Series break	5.8	-0.6 pts
191	Unterfranken Series break	5.8	-0.4 pts
195	Pomorskie Low reliability	5.7	-2.3 pts
196	Övre Norrland Series break	5.6	-1 pts
196	Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability	5.6	-4 pts
198	Mazowiecki regionalny Low reliability	5.5	-0.5 pts
199	Niederbayern Series break	5.4	-2.9 pts
199	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability	5.4	-0.5 pts
199	Tübingen Series break	5.4	-0.4 pts
202	Budapest Series break	4.8	+0.1 pts
202	Západné Slovensko Series break	4.8	-0.4 pts
204	Steiermark Low reliability	4.7	-0.9 pts
204	Vzhodna Slovenija Low reliability	4.7	+0.9 pts
206	Lubelskie Low reliability	4.5	-0.5 pts
206	Wielkopolskie Low reliability	4.5	-1 pts
208	Sostinės regionas Low reliability	4.4	+1.5 pts
209	Bretagne Low reliability	4.1	-1.6 pts
209	Podkarpackie Low reliability	4.1	-1.2 pts
209	Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability	4.1	+0.1 pts
212	Jihovýchod Series break	4	+0.3 pts
212	Střední Čechy Series break	4	-0.8 pts
214	Warszawski stołeczny Low reliability	3.9	+0.8 pts
215	Śląskie Low reliability	3.7	-1.5 pts
216	Střední Morava Series break	3.6	-1.3 pts
217	Małopolskie Low reliability	3.3	+1 pts
218	Praha Low reliability	2.5	-0.7 pts
219	Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability	1.9	-2.8 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. 22 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014}},
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}

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

Guyane, with 33.7% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Jadranska Hrvatska, with 1.9% in 2014.

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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. 22 regions have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.