Early leavers from education and training by citizenship by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
17.9
Türkiye
Lowest
2.1
Croatia
Median
7.6
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
787

What the numbers show

Early leavers from education and training by citizenship is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 17.9 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2.1 in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.6, and the mean is 8.06.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 26 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
7 Estonia 10.2 2025 down 25.5% falling
8 Denmark 10 2025 up 23.5% falling
8 Austria 10 2025 up 37.0% falling
10 Finland 9.9 2025 up 7.6% falling
11 Cyprus 9.8 2025 up 88.5% falling
12 North Macedonia 9.5 2025 down 16.7% falling
13 Hungary 9.3 2025 down 19.8% falling
14 Latvia 8.8 2025 down 11.1% falling
15 Bulgaria 8.6 2025 down 35.8% falling
15 Malta 8.6 2025 down 47.2% falling
17 Italy 8.2 2025 down 44.2% falling
18 Luxembourg 7.8 2024 up 27.9% falling
19 Netherlands 7.4 2025 down 9.8% falling
20 Belgium 7.3 2025 down 27.7% falling
21 France 7.2 2025 down 21.7% falling
22 Slovakia 6.8 2025 down 1.4% rising
23 Sweden 6.7 2025 down 4.3% falling
24 Czechia 6.1 2025 down 1.6% rising
24 Portugal 6.1 2025 down 54.8% volatile
26 Lithuania 5.9 2025 up 7.3% falling
27 Slovenia 5.5 2025 up 10.0% flat
27 Switzerland 5.5 2025 up 5.8% falling
29 Serbia 5.1 2025 down 32.0% falling
30 Poland 4 2025 down 24.5% falling
31 Norway 3.8 2025 down 62.7% falling
32 Montenegro 3.6 2020 down 50.0% falling
32 Ireland 3.6 2025 down 47.1% falling
34 Greece 3 2025 down 62.0% volatile
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2025 falling
36 Croatia 2.1 2025 down 22.2% falling

About this data

Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 787 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed