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

Berlin had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 36 regions in 2015, at 13.9%. Unterfranken had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 10.8% and the figure for Germany was 10.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13.9Berlin

Lowest5.1Unterfranken

Median10.836 regions

Germany10.1History

All regions, 2015

%. 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	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Berlin	13.9	+0.4 pts
2	Koblenz	13.3	+2.3 pts
3	Hamburg	13.2	+1.5 pts
4	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	13	+2.7 pts
5	Saarland	12.5	+0.6 pts
5	Sachsen-Anhalt	12.5	+3.2 pts
5	Weser-Ems	12.5	+3 pts
8	Bremen	12.4	-1.6 pts
8	Düsseldorf	12.4	-1.2 pts
10	Arnsberg	12	+1 pts
10	Münster	12	+2.3 pts
12	Brandenburg	11.9	+2.9 pts
13	Hannover	11.5	+1 pts
14	Lüneburg	11.3	+0.4 pts
15	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	11.1	+1.2 pts
16	Detmold	11	+2.2 pts
17	Köln	10.9	-0.1 pts
17	Schleswig-Holstein	10.9	-1.8 pts
19	Chemnitz	10.7	+3.1 pts
20	Darmstadt	10.2	0 pts
21	Kassel	9.9	-1 pts
22	Freiburg	9.8	0 pts
23	Gießen	8.9	+2.2 pts
23	Leipzig	8.9	+1.5 pts
25	Stuttgart	8.6	+0.3 pts
26	Thüringen	8.5	+2.4 pts
27	Niederbayern	8.3	+2.9 pts
28	Karlsruhe	8	+0.9 pts
29	Braunschweig	7.7	-4.4 pts
30	Tübingen	7.3	+1.9 pts
31	Dresden	7.1	+1.3 pts
32	Mittelfranken	7	-1.6 pts
33	Oberfranken	6.7	-0.3 pts
34	Schwaben	6.4	-0.7 pts
35	Oberbayern	6	0 pts
36	Unterfranken	5.1	-0.7 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. 2 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.

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, 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), Regions of Germany (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/germany-regions?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (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, 2015}},
  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=2015. 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?

Berlin, with 13.9% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Unterfranken, with 5.1% 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. 2 regions have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.