Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Continente
Continente: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Continente, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Continente is 5.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Continente peaked at 44.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2025.
Continente ranks 356th of 435 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Continente, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +35.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Continente changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.1% | 5.7% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 30.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 6 |
More education data for Continente
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 23.0% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 577,635 Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 371,399 Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 96.4 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 331,690 Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.1% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 6,558 Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 423,512 Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 256,802 Number (2024)
- Students by level of education, orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region 2.13 million Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Continente?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Continente was 5.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Continente?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Continente?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
- How does Continente rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Continente ranks 356th out of 435 regions with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Continente?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Continente data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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