Early leavers from education and training in Greece

3.0% of people aged 18 to 24 in Greece had left education early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training Unit: % of population aged 18 to 24 Data: 1992 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Greece, 2025 3.0% % of population aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 3.0%
European Union, 2025 9.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 7.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 32nd of 34 See the full ranking

Early leavers from education and training in Greece 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.

Early leavers from education and training (% of population aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2025 3.0% 9.1%
2024 3.0%b (break in time series) 9.6%
2023 3.7% 9.6%
2022 4.1% 9.6%
2021 3.2%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2020 3.8% 10.0%
2019 4.1% 10.1%
2018 4.7% 10.5%
2017 6.0% 10.5%
2016 6.2% 10.6%
2015 7.9% 11.0%
2014 9.0%b (break in time series) 11.1%b (break in time series)
2013 10.1% 11.8%
2012 11.3% 12.6%
2011 12.9% 13.2%
2010 13.5% 13.8%
2009 14.2%b (break in time series) 14.0%
2008 14.4%b (break in time series) 14.3%
2007 14.3% 14.7%
2006 15.1%b (break in time series) 15.2%b (break in time series)
2005 13.3% 15.6%
2004 14.5%b (break in time series) 16.0%
2003 15.6%b (break in time series) 16.4%b (break in time series)
2002 16.2% 16.9%
2001 16.9%b (break in time series) –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −4.9 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, Greece has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_14 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A wstatus=POP age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
1992 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat