Early school leavers in Arnsberg

In Arnsberg, 15.8% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2007. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Arnsberg, 2025 15.8% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 14.5%
Germany, 2025 13.1% Country total
Position in 2025 28th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Arnsberg over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period ArnsbergGermany
2025 15.8% 13.1%
2024 14.5%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 13.1% 13.0%
2022 14.1% 12.5%
2021 14.6%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 13.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2019 12.7% 10.3%
2018 11.9% 10.3%
2017 11.3% 10.1%
2016 11.8% 10.3%
2015 12.0% 10.1%
2014 11.0%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 12.3% 9.8%
2012 14.2%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 14.5% 11.6%
2010 13.8%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 15.2% 11.1%
2008 14.3%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 16.5% 12.5%
2006 16.2% 13.7%
2005 16.5%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 13.3% 12.1%
2003 14.6%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 15.3% 12.5%
2001 15.3% 12.3%

Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 14.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 12.0%, the figure has changed by +3.8 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 226 regions with data for 2025, Arnsberg has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 13.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Arnsberg
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat