Early school leavers in Eesti

In Eesti, 10.2% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Eesti, 2025 10.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.8percentage points 2024: 11.0%
Estonia, 2025 10.2% Country total
Position in 2025 96th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Eesti 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 EestiEstonia
2025 10.2% 10.2%
2024 11.0% 11.0%
2023 9.7% 9.7%
2022 10.8% 10.8%
2021 9.8%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2020 8.5% 8.5%
2019 11.2% 11.2%
2018 12.0% 12.0%
2017 11.8% 11.8%
2016 11.4% 11.4%
2015 13.7% 13.7%
2014 12.0%b (break in time series) 12.0%b (break in time series)
2013 9.7% 9.7%
2012 10.3% 10.3%
2011 10.6% 10.6%
2010 11.0% 11.0%
2009 13.5%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2008 14.0% 14.0%
2007 14.4% 14.4%
2006 13.4% 13.4%
2005 14.0% 14.0%
2004 13.9% 13.9%
2003 13.7%b (break in time series) 13.7%b (break in time series)
2002 13.6% 13.6%
2001 14.7% 14.7%

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 11.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.7%, the figure has changed by −3.5 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 226 regions with data for 2025, Eesti has the 96th highest value.
  • The figure for Estonia in 2025 was 10.2%.

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 2025 for Eesti
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat