Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
17.9%
Türkiye
Lowest
2.1%
Croatia
Median
7.4%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
10,183

What the numbers show

Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 47 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 8.0%.

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

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 34 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 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% falling
5 Guadeloupe 13.0% 2023 down 5.8% falling
5 Martinique 13.0% 2023 up 9.2% flat
7 Spain 12.8% 2025 down 36.0% falling
8 United Kingdom 10.9% 2019 down 30.6% falling
8 United Kingdom 10.9% 2019 down 30.6% falling
10 Estonia 10.2% 2025 down 25.5% falling
10 Estonia 10.2% 2025 down 25.5% falling
12 Austria 10.0% 2025 up 37.0% falling
12 Denmark 10.0% 2025 up 23.5% falling
14 Finland 9.9% 2025 up 7.6% falling
15 Cyprus 9.8% 2025 up 88.5% falling
16 North Macedonia 9.5% 2025 down 16.7% falling
17 Hungary 9.3% 2025 down 19.8% falling
18 Latvia 8.8% 2025 down 11.1% falling
18 Latvia 8.8% 2025 down 11.1% falling
20 Bulgaria 8.6% 2025 down 35.8% falling
20 Malta 8.6% 2025 down 47.2% volatile
22 Italy 8.2% 2025 down 44.2% falling
23 Luxembourg 7.8% 2024 up 27.9% falling
24 Netherlands 7.4% 2025 down 9.8% falling
24 Netherlands 7.4% 2025 down 9.8% falling
26 Belgium 7.3% 2025 down 27.7% falling
27 France 7.2% 2025 down 21.7% falling
28 Slovakia 6.8% 2025 down 1.4% rising
28 Slovakia 6.8% 2025 down 1.4% rising
30 Sweden 6.7% 2025 down 4.3% falling
31 Czechia 6.1% 2025 down 1.6% rising
31 Portugal 6.1% 2025 down 54.8% volatile
33 Lithuania 5.9% 2025 up 7.3% falling
33 Lithuania 5.9% 2025 up 7.3% falling
35 Switzerland 5.5% 2025 up 5.8% falling
35 Slovenia 5.5% 2025 up 10.0% falling
35 Slovenia 5.5% 2025 up 10.0% falling
38 Serbia 5.1% 2025 down 32.0% falling
39 Poland 4.0% 2025 down 24.5% falling
39 Poland 4.0% 2025 down 24.5% falling
41 Norway 3.8% 2025 down 62.7% falling
42 Ireland 3.6% 2025 down 47.1% falling
42 Montenegro 3.6% 2020 down 50.0% falling
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.0% 2025 — falling
44 Greece 3.0% 2025 down 62.0% volatile
46 Croatia 2.1% 2025 down 22.2% falling
46 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.

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Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
478 places, 10,183 data points, 2000–2025
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