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 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 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

About this data

Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
469 places, 9,963 data points, 2000–2025
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