Early leavers from education and training in Türkiye
17.9% of people aged 18 to 24 in Türkiye had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Türkiye, 2025
17.9%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
7.3%
Position in 2025
1st of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Türkiye 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 | Türkiye | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.9% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 26.7% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 38.3%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 37.5% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | – | 15.6% |
| 2004 | – | 16.0% |
| 2003 | – | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | – | 16.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 18.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.4%, the figure has changed by −18.5 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, Türkiye has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
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44.8%
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26.3%
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7.5%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.1%
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Primary completion (UIS)
97.7%
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Lower secondary completion
95.4%
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