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 208 regions in 2018, at 30.4%. Sostinės regionas had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest30.4Guyane

Lowest1.9Sostinės regionas

Median9.9208 regions

European Union (27)10.5History

Top 40 regions, 2018

%. 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	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Guyane	30.4	-4.1 pts
2	Melilla Low reliability	29.5	+2 pts
3	Região Autónoma dos Açores	28.4	+0.6 pts
4	Balearic Islands	24.4	-2.1 pts
5	Region of Murcia	24.1	+1 pts
6	Ceuta Low reliability	23.4	+3.3 pts
7	Sardegna Series break	22.8	+1.6 pts
8	Yugoiztochen	22.6	+0.6 pts
9	Észak-Magyarország Series break	22.1	+0.5 pts
10	Sicilia Series break	22	+1.1 pts
11	Andalusia	21.9	-1.6 pts
12	La Réunion	21.8	+1.4 pts
13	Sud-Est	21.3	-1.1 pts
14	Canary Islands	20.9	+3.4 pts
14	Extremadura	20.9	+1.7 pts
16	Castilla-La Mancha	20.5	-1.6 pts
17	Valencian Community	20.2	-0.1 pts
18	Algarve	20.1	+3.1 pts
19	Calabria Series break	20	+3.7 pts
20	Severozapaden	19.8	-1.8 pts
21	Nord-Est	19.5	-4.1 pts
22	Centru	18.8	-2.3 pts
23	Campania Series break	18.4	-0.7 pts
24	Sud-Muntenia	18.3	-0.5 pts
25	Puglia Series break	17.6	-1 pts
26	La Rioja Low reliability	17.1	+4.2 pts
26	Severozápad	17.1	+1.5 pts
28	Catalonia	17	0 pts
29	Észak-Alföld Series break	16.5	+2.3 pts
29	Severoiztochen	16.5	+3.8 pts
31	Guadeloupe Low reliability	15.9	+3.2 pts
32	Aragon	15.8	-0.6 pts
32	Yuzhen tsentralen	15.8	-0.1 pts
34	Dél-Dunántúl Series break	15.5	-0.2 pts
35	Nord-Vest	14.9	-1.4 pts
36	Bremen	14.6	+3.5 pts
37	Community of Madrid	14.4	+0.5 pts
38	Galicia	14.3	-0.6 pts
39	Malta	14	0 pts
40	Castile and León	13.9	-2.8 pts
40	Koblenz	13.9	+1.3 pts
40	Východné Slovensko	13.9	-0.8 pts
43	Berlin	13.6	+0.4 pts
44	Piemonte Series break	13.5	+2.2 pts
45	Düsseldorf	13.4	-0.2 pts
46	Sjælland	13.3	+1 pts
47	Sud-Vest Oltenia	13.2	-4.4 pts
48	Lombardia Series break	13.1	+1.1 pts
49	Liguria Series break	12.8	-0.3 pts
50	Asturias	12.6	-2.2 pts
50	Közép-Dunántúl Series break	12.6	-0.3 pts
52	Köln	12.3	+1.3 pts
53	Syddanmark	12.1	+1.9 pts
54	Eesti	12	+0.2 pts
54	Picardie	12	-2.3 pts
54	Saarland	12	+0.3 pts
54	Weser-Ems	12	+2 pts
58	Arnsberg	11.9	+0.6 pts
58	Prov. Hainaut	11.9	-0.3 pts
60	Mellersta Norrland Series break	11.8	+3.1 pts
60	Nord-Pas de Calais	11.8	+1.5 pts
62	Brandenburg	11.6	-0.8 pts
63	Martinique Low reliability	11.5	-2.6 pts
64	Freiburg	11.4	+1.5 pts
64	Navarre	11.4	+0.1 pts
66	Gießen	11.3	+1.9 pts
67	Lüneburg	11.2	-1 pts
68	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	11.1	+1.4 pts
68	Prov. Liège	11.1	-0.2 pts
68	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	11.1	-0.9 pts
71	Basilicata Series break	11	-2.8 pts
71	Hamburg	11	-0.2 pts
71	Kassel	11	+2.1 pts
71	Lazio Series break	11	0 pts
71	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	11	-2.8 pts
71	Severen tsentralen Low reliability	11	-3.3 pts
77	Haute-Normandie	10.9	+2.1 pts
77	Münster	10.9	+0.3 pts
77	Veneto Series break	10.9	+0.4 pts
80	Emilia-Romagna Series break	10.8	+0.9 pts
80	Hannover	10.8	-2 pts
80	Wien	10.8	+1.2 pts
83	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	10.7	-2.2 pts
83	Vest	10.7	-0.6 pts
83	Warmińsko-mazurskie Low reliability	10.7	+1.5 pts
86	Bourgogne	10.6	+1.8 pts
86	Champagne-Ardenne	10.6	-0.2 pts
86	Darmstadt	10.6	-0.1 pts
89	Lorraine	10.5	+3.2 pts
89	Nordjylland	10.5	+2.2 pts
89	Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break	10.5	+0.6 pts
92	Etelä-Suomi	10.4	+1 pts
93	Dél-Alföld Series break	10.3	-0.7 pts
93	Toscana Series break	10.3	-0.6 pts
95	Molise Low reliability	10.2	-1.8 pts
95	Norte	10.2	-2.7 pts
97	Karlsruhe	10.1	+1.1 pts
97	Sterea Elláda Low reliability	10.1	-1.3 pts
99	Braunschweig	10	-0.5 pts
99	Detmold	10	-0.4 pts
99	Limburg (NL)	10	+2.1 pts
99	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	10	-1.7 pts
99	Schleswig-Holstein	10	+1.2 pts
104	Stuttgart	9.9	+1.3 pts
105	Cantabria Low reliability	9.8	+0.9 pts
105	Lubuskie Low reliability	9.8	+1.7 pts
107	Drenthe	9.7	+1 pts
107	Marche Series break	9.7	-0.4 pts
109	Zeeland	9.6	-1.6 pts
110	Mittelfranken	9.4	+0.1 pts
111	Sachsen-Anhalt	9.3	-4.3 pts
112	Languedoc-Roussillon	9.2	-5.4 pts
113	Midtjylland	9.1	+0.4 pts
113	Småland med öarna Series break	9.1	+0.9 pts
113	Zachodniopomorskie Low reliability	9.1	-0.9 pts
116	Hovedstaden	9	+1.9 pts
116	Prov. Antwerpen	9	+1.3 pts
118	Flevoland	8.9	+0.6 pts
118	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	8.9	-1.4 pts
118	Kujawsko-pomorskie Low reliability	8.9	-0.4 pts
118	Oberösterreich	8.9	+0.5 pts
118	Prov. Namur Low reliability	8.9	-2.8 pts
123	Leipzig	8.7	-0.5 pts
124	Pest Series break	8.6	+0.5 pts
125	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Low reliability	8.5	-3.9 pts
125	Franche-Comté Low reliability	8.5	-3 pts
125	Oberfranken	8.5	+1.7 pts
128	Abruzzo Series break	8.4	+1 pts
128	Centre - Val de Loire	8.4	+0.2 pts
128	Thüringen	8.4	-0.3 pts
131	Chemnitz	8.3	n/a
131	Latvija	8.3	-0.3 pts
131	Overijssel	8.3	+0.6 pts
131	Umbria Series break	8.3	-1 pts
135	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	8.2	-0.5 pts
135	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	8.2	-1.2 pts
137	Aquitaine	8.1	+1 pts
137	Västsverige Series break	8.1	0 pts
139	Bucureşti-Ilfov Low reliability	8	+2.5 pts
139	Noord-Brabant	8	+0.1 pts
139	Norra Mellansverige Series break	8	-1.5 pts
142	Basse-Normandie Low reliability	7.9	+0.6 pts
142	Oberpfalz	7.9	n/a
142	Poitou-Charentes Low reliability	7.9	-0.1 pts
145	Kýpros	7.8	-0.7 pts
146	Helsinki-Uusimaa	7.7	-0.4 pts
147	Alsace	7.6	-0.8 pts
147	Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability	7.6	+2.2 pts
149	Länsi-Suomi	7.5	+0.4 pts
149	Rhône-Alpes	7.5	-0.8 pts
151	Ile-de-France	7.4	-0.1 pts
152	Schwaben	7.3	-1 pts
153	Gelderland	7.2	-1.1 pts
153	Kriti Low reliability	7.2	-2.3 pts
155	Östra Mellansverige Series break	7.1	0 pts
155	Pays de la Loire	7.1	+0.6 pts
157	Stockholm Series break	7	-1.1 pts
158	Basque Country	6.9	-0.1 pts
158	Friesland (NL)	6.9	-0.8 pts
160	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	6.8	-1 pts
160	Tirol Low reliability	6.8	-0.2 pts
160	Tübingen	6.8	+0.1 pts
163	Pomorskie Low reliability	6.7	+1.4 pts
163	Unterfranken	6.7	-0.8 pts
165	Noord-Holland	6.6	+0.4 pts
166	Moravskoslezsko	6.4	-0.2 pts
166	Oberbayern	6.4	-0.3 pts
168	Luxembourg	6.3	-1 pts
168	Sydsverige Series break	6.3	-0.6 pts
168	Západné Slovensko	6.3	+0.2 pts
171	Stredné Slovensko	6.2	-1.4 pts
172	Bretagne	6	+0.2 pts
172	Dytiki Elláda Low reliability	6	-6.1 pts
174	Övre Norrland Low reliability	5.8	+0.9 pts
174	Severovýchod	5.8	-0.2 pts
176	Mazowiecki regionalny Low reliability	5.7	+0.9 pts
176	Southern	5.7	+1.1 pts
178	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	5.6	-0.4 pts
179	Auvergne Low reliability	5.5	-2.1 pts
179	Northern and Western	5.5	+0.7 pts
179	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	5.5	+1 pts
182	Midi-Pyrénées	5.2	-0.3 pts
182	Niederbayern	5.2	-0.2 pts
182	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability	5.2	-2.3 pts
185	Niederösterreich Low reliability	5.1	-3.2 pts
186	Jihozápad	5	-2.6 pts
186	Steiermark Low reliability	5	+0.5 pts
188	Jihovýchod	4.9	+0.3 pts
188	Panonska Hrvatska Low reliability	4.9	+0.1 pts
190	Střední Čechy	4.7	-1.9 pts
190	Yugozapaden	4.7	0 pts
192	Lubelskie Low reliability	4.5	+0.1 pts
193	Střední Morava	4.4	-2 pts
193	Vzhodna Slovenija Low reliability	4.4	+0.8 pts
195	Eastern and Midland	4.3	-1.1 pts
196	Budapest Low reliability	4.1	-3.1 pts
196	Kentriki Makedonia	4.1	-0.9 pts
196	Zahodna Slovenija Low reliability	4.1	-0.9 pts
199	Łódzkie Low reliability	3.9	-1.1 pts
200	Dolnośląskie Low reliability	3.7	-0.8 pts
201	Śląskie Low reliability	3.6	-0.8 pts
202	Groningen	3.5	-0.3 pts
202	Wielkopolskie Low reliability	3.5	-0.6 pts
204	Attiki	3.3	+0.5 pts
204	Sjeverna Hrvatska Low reliability	3.3	-0.3 pts
206	Praha Low reliability	2.7	+1.1 pts
207	Jadranska Hrvatska Low reliability	2.4	+0.7 pts
208	Sostinės regionas Low reliability	1.9	-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. 33 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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 30.4% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sostinės regionas, with 1.9% in 2018.

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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. 33 regions have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.