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 217 regions in 2015, at 35.3%. Warszawski stołeczny had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 9.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2015
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| Rank | Regions | 2015 (%) | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyane | 35.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 2 | Ceuta Low reliability | 29.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 3 | Corse Low reliability | 28.7 | +16.6 pts |
| 4 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 28.1 | -4.4 pts |
| 5 | Balearic Islands | 26.7 | -5.4 pts |
| 6 | Nord-Est | 25.3 | +3.6 pts |
| 7 | Andalusia | 24.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 7 | Sud-Est | 24.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Extremadura | 24.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 10 | Sicilia | 24.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Centru | 24.2 | +6.3 pts |
| 12 | Melilla Low reliability | 24.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 13 | Region of Murcia | 23.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 14 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 23.3 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Severozapaden | 23.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 16 | Sardegna | 22.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 17 | Canary Islands | 21.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 18 | La Rioja Low reliability | 21.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 19 | Valencian Community | 21.4 | -2 pts |
| 20 | Castilla-La Mancha | 20.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 21 | Aragon | 19.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 22 | Yugoiztochen | 19.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 23 | Catalonia | 18.9 | -3.3 pts |
| 24 | Campania | 18.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 25 | La Réunion | 18.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 25 | Sud-Muntenia | 18.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 27 | Voreio Aigaio Low reliability | 17.3 | +3.1 pts |
| 28 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 17.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 29 | Galicia | 17 | -1.5 pts |
| 30 | Nord-Vest | 16.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Asturias | 16.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 31 | Észak-Magyarország | 16.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 33 | Castile and León | 16.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 33 | Puglia | 16.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 35 | Malta | 16.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 36 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 16.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 37 | Calabria | 16.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 38 | Severoiztochen | 16 | +0.4 pts |
| 39 | Prov. Hainaut | 15.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 40 | Algarve | 15.8 | -6.1 pts |
| 40 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 15.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 42 | Community of Madrid | 15.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 43 | Prov. Liège | 15.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 44 | Guadeloupe Low reliability | 15.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 44 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 15.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 46 | Severen tsentralen | 15.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 47 | Zeeland | 15.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 48 | Peloponnisos | 14.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 49 | Severozápad | 14.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 50 | Norte | 14.4 | -4.7 pts |
| 51 | Abruzzo | 14.2 | +4.6 pts |
| 52 | Dél-Dunántúl | 14.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 53 | Berlin | 13.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 53 | Martinique Low reliability | 13.9 | +2 pts |
| 55 | Eesti | 13.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 55 | Észak-Alföld | 13.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 57 | Flevoland | 13.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 58 | Toscana | 13.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 59 | Champagne-Ardenne | 13.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 59 | Emilia-Romagna | 13.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 59 | Koblenz | 13.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 59 | Picardie | 13.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 63 | Hamburg | 13.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 64 | Franche-Comté | 13.1 | +3.4 pts |
| 64 | Lombardia | 13.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 64 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 13.1 | 0 pts |
| 67 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 13 | +2.7 pts |
| 68 | Piemonte | 12.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 69 | Saarland | 12.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 69 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 12.5 | +3.2 pts |
| 69 | Weser-Ems | 12.5 | +3 pts |
| 72 | Bremen | 12.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 72 | Düsseldorf | 12.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 74 | Arnsberg | 12 | +1 pts |
| 74 | Liguria | 12 | -1.6 pts |
| 74 | Münster | 12 | +2.3 pts |
| 74 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 12 | +1.3 pts |
| 78 | Brandenburg | 11.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 79 | Hannover | 11.5 | +1 pts |
| 80 | Dél-Alföld | 11.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 80 | Lazio | 11.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 80 | Lüneburg | 11.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 83 | Pest | 11.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 84 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 11.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 85 | Detmold | 11 | +2.2 pts |
| 86 | Köln | 10.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 86 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 10.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 86 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 10.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 86 | Schleswig-Holstein | 10.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 90 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 10.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 90 | Kriti | 10.8 | -3.2 pts |
| 90 | Navarre Low reliability | 10.8 | -1 pts |
| 93 | Chemnitz | 10.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 93 | Sjælland | 10.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 95 | Etelä-Suomi | 10.4 | -2 pts |
| 95 | Notio Aigaio Low reliability | 10.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 95 | Východné Slovensko | 10.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 98 | Basilicata | 10.3 | -2 pts |
| 98 | Cantabria Low reliability | 10.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 98 | Prov. Namur Low reliability | 10.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 101 | Darmstadt | 10.2 | 0 pts |
| 101 | Közép-Dunántúl | 10.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 101 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability | 10.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 101 | Wien | 10.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 105 | Molise Low reliability | 10.1 | -2 pts |
| 106 | Marche | 10 | -0.9 pts |
| 107 | Kassel | 9.9 | -1 pts |
| 107 | Latvija | 9.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 109 | Freiburg | 9.8 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Basque Country | 9.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 110 | Länsi-Suomi | 9.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 110 | Limousin Low reliability | 9.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 110 | Sterea Elláda Low reliability | 9.7 | -5 pts |
| 110 | Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability | 9.7 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Lorraine | 9.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 116 | Luxembourg Series break | 9.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 117 | Noord-Brabant | 9.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 118 | Gießen | 8.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 118 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 8.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 118 | Leipzig | 8.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 118 | Limburg (NL) | 8.9 | 0 pts |
| 122 | Basse-Normandie Low reliability | 8.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 122 | Friesland (NL) | 8.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 122 | Ile-de-France | 8.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 125 | Moravskoslezsko | 8.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 125 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 8.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 125 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 8.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 128 | Alsace | 8.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 128 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 8.6 | +3 pts |
| 128 | Stuttgart | 8.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 131 | Midtjylland | 8.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 131 | Nordjylland | 8.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 131 | Rhône-Alpes | 8.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 131 | Thüringen | 8.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 131 | Vest | 8.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 136 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 8.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 137 | Niederbayern | 8.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 138 | Dolnośląskie | 8.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 138 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 8.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 140 | Stockholm | 8.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 140 | Syddanmark | 8.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 140 | Umbria | 8.1 | -1 pts |
| 140 | Veneto | 8.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 144 | Karlsruhe | 8 | +0.9 pts |
| 144 | Northern and Western | 8 | -0.4 pts |
| 144 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 8 | +0.1 pts |
| 147 | Gelderland | 7.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 147 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 7.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 147 | Thessalia | 7.9 | +2 pts |
| 150 | Kentriki Makedonia | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 151 | Braunschweig | 7.7 | -4.4 pts |
| 151 | Stredné Slovensko | 7.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 153 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 7.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 154 | Drenthe Low reliability | 7.4 | -4.4 pts |
| 154 | Haute-Normandie | 7.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 154 | Oberösterreich | 7.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 154 | Västsverige | 7.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 158 | Prov. Antwerpen | 7.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 158 | Småland med öarna | 7.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 158 | Tübingen | 7.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 161 | Dytiki Makedonia Low reliability | 7.2 | |
| 161 | Mellersta Norrland | 7.2 | 0 pts |
| 161 | Noord-Holland | 7.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 161 | Southern | 7.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 165 | Auvergne Low reliability | 7.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 165 | Dresden | 7.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 165 | Norra Mellansverige | 7.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 168 | Budapest | 7 | +2.2 pts |
| 168 | Centre - Val de Loire | 7 | -0.8 pts |
| 168 | Mittelfranken | 7 | -1.6 pts |
| 168 | Pays de la Loire | 7 | +0.7 pts |
| 172 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 6.9 | -4.2 pts |
| 172 | Niederösterreich | 6.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 172 | Overijssel | 6.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 175 | Hovedstaden | 6.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 175 | Oberfranken | 6.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 177 | Midi-Pyrénées | 6.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 177 | Östra Mellansverige | 6.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 179 | Bourgogne Low reliability | 6.5 | -3 pts |
| 179 | Sydsverige | 6.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 181 | Poitou-Charentes Low reliability | 6.4 | -3.6 pts |
| 181 | Schwaben | 6.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 183 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability | 6.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 184 | Eastern and Midland | 6.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 184 | Tirol Low reliability | 6.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 186 | Aquitaine | 6 | -1.3 pts |
| 186 | Bretagne | 6 | +1.9 pts |
| 186 | Oberbayern | 6 | 0 pts |
| 186 | Střední Morava | 6 | +2.4 pts |
| 186 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 6 | -0.4 pts |
| 191 | Severovýchod | 5.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Groningen | 5.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 193 | Attiki | 5.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 193 | Jihozápad | 5.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 193 | Wielkopolskie Low reliability | 5.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 193 | Yugozapaden | 5.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 197 | Pomorskie Low reliability | 5.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 198 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 5.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 199 | Dytiki Elláda Low reliability | 5.4 | -4.1 pts |
| 200 | Łódzkie Low reliability | 5.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 200 | Mazowiecki regionalny Low reliability | 5.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 200 | Śląskie | 5.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 203 | Kýpros | 5.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 204 | Unterfranken | 5.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 205 | Steiermark Low reliability | 5 | +0.3 pts |
| 206 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability | 4.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 207 | Övre Norrland | 4.6 | -1 pts |
| 208 | Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability | 4.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 209 | Střední Čechy | 4.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 210 | Sostinės regionas Low reliability | 4.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 211 | Lubelskie Low reliability | 3.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 212 | Praha | 3.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 212 | Západné Slovensko | 3.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 214 | Małopolskie Low reliability | 3.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 215 | Podkarpackie Low reliability | 3.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 216 | Jihovýchod | 2.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 216 | Warszawski stołeczny Low reliability | 2.7 | -1.2 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. 24 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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.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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Guyane, with 35.3% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?
Warszawski stołeczny, with 2.7% in 2015.
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. 24 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.
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