Early school leavers in Dresden

In Dresden, 7.8% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2019.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for Dresden is for 2019. Most regions have figures for 2025.
Dresden, 2019 7.8% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2017 −1.2percentage points 2017: 9.0%
Germany, 2019 10.3% Country total

Early school leavers in Dresden 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 DresdenGermany
2025 not availableu (low reliability) 13.1%
2024 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 not availableu (low reliability) 13.0%
2022 not availableu (low reliability) 12.5%
2021 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2019 7.8% 10.3%
2018 not availableu (low reliability) 10.3%
2017 9.0% 10.1%
2016 6.7% 10.3%
2015 7.1% 10.1%
2014 5.8%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 6.1% 9.8%
2012 8.0%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 7.0% 11.6%
2010 6.9%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 6.5% 11.1%
2008 7.2%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 8.5% 12.5%
2006 7.9% 13.7%
2005 7.2%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 5.4% 12.1%
2003 7.9%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 7.7% 12.5%
2001 6.7% 12.3%

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

In short

  • The previous available figure was 9.0% in 2017, a change of −1.2 percentage points.
  • Since 2008, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for Germany in 2019 was 10.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 2019 for Dresden
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat