Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Germany
Germany: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 13.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.1
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 33 countries
All-time high
14.6
in 2000
All-time low
9.5
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Germany stood at 13.1.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Germany peaked at 14.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 2014.
Germany ranks 4th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.69 | 11.1 | 14.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.43 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.42 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Germany?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Germany was 13.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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