Early leavers from education and training by citizenship by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
17.9%
Türkiye
Lowest
2.1%
Croatia
Median
7.4%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
979
What the numbers show
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 17.9% in Türkiye; the lowest is 2.1% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.4%, and the mean is 7.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 88.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 62.7%).
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 17.9% | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 2 | Iceland | 16.7% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 15.5% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 13.1% | 2025 | up 29.7% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 12.8% | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 10.9% | 2019 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 10.9% | 2019 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 10.0% | 2025 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 10.0% | 2025 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 9.9% | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 13 | Cyprus | 9.8% | 2025 | up 88.5% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 9.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 9.3% | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 8.8% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 8.8% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 8.6% | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 8.6% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 8.2% | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 7.8% | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 7.4% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 7.4% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 7.3% | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 25 | France | 7.2% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 6.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 5.9% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 5.9% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 5.5% | 2025 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 5.5% | 2025 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 33 | Switzerland | 5.5% | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 3.8% | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 3.6% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 40 | Ireland | 3.6% | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.