Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
17.9
Türkiye
Lowest
2.1
Croatia
Median
7.4
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
10,302
What the numbers show
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 49 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 8.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 36 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 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Martinique | 13 | 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 | 2025 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 10 | 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 |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 9.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 9.3 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 8.8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 8.8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 8.6 | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 21 | Malta | 8.6 | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 8.2 | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 7.8 | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 7.4 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 7.4 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 7.3 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 28 | France | 7.2 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 6.7 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 6.1 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 6.1 | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 5.9 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 5.9 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 5.5 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 5.5 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 5.5 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 5.1 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 5.1 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 4 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 4 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 3.8 | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 3.6 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 44 | Montenegro | 3.6 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 3 | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 48 | 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
- 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
- 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