Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 10.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom, 2004–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom peaked at 16.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.0% (2019)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 10.9% (2019)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 4.92 million Number (2019)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 3.47 million Number (2019)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 100 Rate (2019)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 2.67 million Number (2019)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 85.1% (2019)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 420,726 Number (2019)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 2.62 million Number (2019)
- Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 2.15 million Number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in United Kingdom was 10.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).