Early leavers from education and training in Czechia
6.1% of people aged 18 to 24 in Czechia had left education early in 2025.
Czechia, 2025
6.1%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
23rd of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Czechia over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2%b (break in time series) | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 5.4% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9%b (break in time series) | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1%b (break in time series) | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 6.2% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5%b (break in time series) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 5.7% | 16.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 5.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
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