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

Bremen had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 38 regions in 2011, at 17.8%. Dresden had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 12% and the figure for Germany was 11.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17.8Bremen

Lowest7Dresden

Median1238 regions

Germany11.6History

All regions, 2011

%. 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	2011 (%)	Change on 2010
1	Bremen	17.8	+3.7 pts
2	Lüneburg	15.8	-0.3 pts
3	Saarland	15.3	+2.1 pts
4	Hannover	14.9	+0.7 pts
5	Düsseldorf	14.8	-1.7 pts
6	Arnsberg	14.5	+0.7 pts
7	Trier	13.7	+1.7 pts
8	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	13.5	-3.2 pts
9	Koblenz	13.3	-1.8 pts
9	Köln	13.3	-0.4 pts
11	Berlin	13.2	-1.2 pts
12	Sachsen-Anhalt	13.1	+1.2 pts
12	Weser-Ems	13.1	+0.5 pts
14	Braunschweig	13	+0.3 pts
14	Hamburg	13	0 pts
14	Schleswig-Holstein	13	+0.4 pts
17	Mittelfranken	12.8	+1.1 pts
18	Detmold	12.7	-0.8 pts
19	Darmstadt	12.5	-0.3 pts
20	Münster	11.4	-1.7 pts
21	Karlsruhe	11.2	-0.6 pts
22	Brandenburg	10.3	+0.7 pts
23	Freiburg	10.2	+2 pts
23	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10.2	+0.9 pts
25	Stuttgart	10.1	0 pts
26	Schwaben	9.1	-0.4 pts
27	Kassel	8.9	-1.6 pts
27	Oberpfalz	8.9	+1.8 pts
29	Oberbayern	8.7	+0.1 pts
30	Chemnitz	8.5	+0.9 pts
30	Leipzig	8.5	-0.4 pts
32	Oberfranken	8.3	-2.3 pts
33	Gießen	8	-2.3 pts
34	Thüringen	7.8	+1.4 pts
34	Unterfranken	7.8	-1.1 pts
36	Tübingen	7.5	-0.5 pts
37	Niederbayern	7.2	-1.4 pts
38	Dresden	7	+0.1 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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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=2011. 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, 2011. 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=2011.

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, 2011 [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=2011 (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, 2011}},
  year = {2026},
  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=2011. 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?

Bremen, with 17.8% in 2011, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Dresden, with 7% in 2011.

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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.