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 | 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 | 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.
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 46.3%
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 35.5%
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 35.2%
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 33.5%
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 31.8%
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 26.9%
- Guyane 25.5%
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 25.5%
- Sud-Est 25.1%
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 24.5%
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 23.3%
- Região Autónoma dos Açores 21.1%
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 20.9%
- Región de Murcia 20.6%
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (NUTS 2021) 20.3%
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 20.0%
- Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 19.6%
- Konya, Karaman 19.3%
- Yugoiztochen 18.9%
- Észak-Magyarország 18.8%
- Batı Marmara 18.8%
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 18.7%
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 18.6%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 18.5%
- Centru 18.3%
- Sud-Muntenia 18.1%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 18.0%
- Voreio Aigaio 17.7%
- Brandenburg 17.6%
- Macroregiunea Doi 17.5%
- Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 17.5%
- Southern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 16.9%
- Ísland 16.7%
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) 16.6%
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 16.4%
- Ionia Nisia 16.3%
- Düsseldorf 16.2%
- Tees Valley and Durham (NUTS 2021) 16.2%
- Ege 16.2%
- Doğu Marmara 16.1%