Early leavers from education and training in Sweden
6.7% of people aged 18 to 24 in Sweden had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Sweden, 2025
6.7%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
21st of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Sweden 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 | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 8.4%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5%b (break in time series) | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 7.1% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9%b (break in time series) | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0%b (break in time series) | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6%b (break in time series) | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 10.8%b (break in time series) | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2%b (break in time series) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 10.0% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 7.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.0%, the figure has changed by −0.3 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, Sweden has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
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Primary completion (UIS)
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