Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 9.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 18.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2025.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 212th of 431 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.7% | — |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 18.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 6 |
More education data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.7% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 63.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 9.4% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 20.7% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 20.7% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 9.4% (2025)
- Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational 26,492 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 9.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 212th out of 431 regions with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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