Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24

Rheinhessen-Pfalz had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 38 regions in 2010, at 16.7%. Thüringen had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Germany was 11.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.7Rheinhessen-Pfalz

Lowest6.4Thüringen

Median11.938 regions

Germany11.8History

All regions, 2010

%. 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	2010 (%)	Change on 2009
1	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	16.7	+2.2 pts
2	Düsseldorf Series break	16.5	+1.3 pts
3	Lüneburg Series break	16.1	+1.6 pts
4	Koblenz Series break	15.1	+0.8 pts
5	Berlin Series break	14.4	+0.3 pts
6	Hannover Series break	14.2	+0.8 pts
7	Bremen Series break	14.1	-0.4 pts
8	Arnsberg Series break	13.8	-1.4 pts
9	Köln Series break	13.7	+1.4 pts
10	Detmold Series break	13.5	+1.3 pts
11	Saarland Series break	13.2	-1.2 pts
12	Münster Series break	13.1	+0.3 pts
13	Hamburg Series break	13	+0.9 pts
14	Darmstadt Series break	12.8	+0.8 pts
15	Braunschweig Series break	12.7	+1.4 pts
16	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	12.6	+0.5 pts
16	Weser-Ems Series break	12.6	+1 pts
18	Trier Series break	12	n/a
19	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	11.9	+1.2 pts
20	Karlsruhe Series break	11.8	+2 pts
21	Mittelfranken Series break	11.7	+0.9 pts
22	Oberfranken Series break	10.6	-0.1 pts
23	Kassel Series break	10.5	-1 pts
24	Gießen Series break	10.3	+1 pts
25	Stuttgart Series break	10.1	0 pts
26	Brandenburg Series break	9.6	+0.6 pts
27	Schwaben Series break	9.5	+1 pts
28	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	9.3	+0.2 pts
29	Leipzig Series break	8.9	-1 pts
29	Unterfranken Series break	8.9	+1.9 pts
31	Niederbayern Series break	8.6	-1.9 pts
31	Oberbayern Series break	8.6	+0.6 pts
33	Freiburg Series break	8.2	-1.4 pts
34	Tübingen Series break	8	+0.4 pts
35	Chemnitz Series break	7.6	+3.1 pts
36	Oberpfalz Series break	7.1	-1.2 pts
37	Dresden Series break	6.9	+0.4 pts
38	Thüringen Series break	6.4	+1 pts

Other periods

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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2010) [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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2010. 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/germany-regions?period=2010. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2010. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/germany-regions?period=2010.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2010 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/germany-regions?period=2010 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat\_lfse\_16): Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2010}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/germany-regions?period=2010. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Rheinhessen-Pfalz, with 16.7% in 2010, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Thüringen, with 6.4% in 2010.

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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.