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Early leavers from education and training

People aged 18 to 24 who have at most lower secondary education and were not in any education or training in the four weeks before the survey.

Unit: % of population aged 18 to 24 Frequency: Annual Coverage: 36 countries and 1 group 1992 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 17.9% Türkiye Lowest in 2025 2.1%u (low reliability) Croatia
European Union, 2025 9.1% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 34 Updated by the source on 30 October 2026

34 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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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 European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 9.1% 13.1% 7.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 12.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2024 9.6% 13.5%b (break in time series) 7.9%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 9.6% 13.0% 7.6%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 13.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 9.6% 12.5% 7.6%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 13.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 9.7%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series) 7.8%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 13.3%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2020 10.0% 10.1%b (break in time series) 8.0% 16.0%
2019 10.1% 10.3% 8.2% 17.3%
2018 10.5% 10.3% 8.7% 17.9%
2017 10.5% 10.1% 8.8% 18.3%
2016 10.6% 10.3% 8.8% 19.0%
2015 11.0% 10.1% 9.2% 20.0%
2014 11.1%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series) 8.8%b (break in time series) 21.9%b (break in time series)
2013 11.8% 9.8% 9.7%b (break in time series) 23.6%
2012 12.6% 10.5%b (break in time series) 11.8% 24.7%
2011 13.2% 11.6% 12.3% 26.3%
2010 13.8% 11.8%b (break in time series) 12.7% 28.2%
2009 14.0% 11.1% 12.4% 30.9%
2008 14.3% 11.8%b (break in time series) 11.8% 31.7%
2007 14.7% 12.5% 12.8% 30.8%
2006 15.2%b (break in time series) 13.7% 12.7% 30.3%b (break in time series)
2005 15.6% 13.5%b (break in time series) 12.5% 31.0%b (break in time series)
2004 16.0% 12.1% 12.3% 32.2%
2003 16.4%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series) 12.7%b (break in time series) 31.7%b (break in time series)
2002 16.9% 12.5% 13.4% 30.9%
2001 – 12.3% 13.5% 29.7%

Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 34 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Türkiye (17.9%) and the lowest Croatia (2.1%).
  • Half of the countries are above 7.4% and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 13 countries and fell in 20.
  • The figure for the European Union was 9.1% in 2025, against 10.0% in 2020 (−0.9 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.

About this measure

Definition
People aged 18 to 24 who have at most lower secondary education and were not in any education or training in the four weeks before the survey.
Population covered
Population aged 18 to 24
Unit
% of population aged 18 to 24
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer
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
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Türkiye 17.9%
  2. 2 Iceland 16.7%
  3. 3 Romania 15.5%
  4. 4 Germany 13.1%
  5. 5 Spain 12.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  6. 6 Estonia 10.2%
  7. 7 Austria 10.0%
  8. 8 Denmark 10.0%b (break in time series)
  9. 9 Finland 9.9%
  10. 10 Cyprus 9.8%
  11. 11 North Macedonia 9.5%
  12. 12 Hungary 9.3%
  13. 13 Latvia 8.8%
  14. 14 Bulgaria 8.6%
  15. 15 Malta 8.6%
  16. 16 Italy 8.2%
  17. 17 Netherlands 7.4%
  18. 18 Belgium 7.3%
  19. 19 France 7.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
  20. 20 Slovakia 6.8%
  21. 21 Sweden 6.7%
  22. 22 Czechia 6.1%
  23. 23 Portugal 6.1%
  24. 24 Lithuania 5.9%
  25. 25 Slovenia 5.5%
  26. 26 Switzerland 5.5%
  27. 27 Luxembourg 5.2%u (low reliability)
  28. 28 Serbia 5.1%
  29. 29 Poland 4.0%
  30. 30 Norway 3.8%
  31. 31 Ireland 3.6%
  32. 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.0%
  33. 33 Greece 3.0%
  34. 34 Croatia 2.1%u (low reliability)
  35. European Union 9.1%
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