Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
17.9
Türkiye
Lowest
3.6
Ireland
Median
8
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
9,963
What the numbers show
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 17.9 in Türkiye; the lowest is 3.6 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 8.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 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 NUTS 2 region: 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% | falling |
| 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 | Austria | 10 | 2025 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 10 | 2025 | up 23.5% | 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 |
| 16 | Italy | 8.2 | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7.4 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 7.3 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | France | 7.2 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 6.7 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 6.1 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 6.1 | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 5.9 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 5.5 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 5.5 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 5.1 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 4 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 3.8 | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 3.6 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 3 | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 111 | Guadeloupe | 13 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 111 | Martinique | 13 | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 243 | Malta | 8.6 | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 270 | Luxembourg | 7.8 | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 413 | Ireland | 3.6 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |