Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland
Ireland: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3.6% for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland peaked at 14.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 40th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.6% | — |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -30.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Ireland was 3.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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