Early school leavers in Grande Lisboa

In Grande Lisboa, 5.3% 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: 2019 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Grande Lisboa, 2025 5.3%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.3percentage points 2024: 6.6%
Portugal, 2025 6.1% Country total
Position in 2025 193rd of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Grande Lisboa 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 Grande LisboaPortugal
2025 5.3%u (low reliability) 6.1%
2024 6.6% 6.6%
2023 8.7% 8.1%
2022 5.1%u (low reliability) 6.3%
2021 6.5%b (break in time series) 6.4%b (break in time series)
2020 8.5% 9.1%
2019 10.1% 10.5%
2018 – 11.6%
2017 – 12.6%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 13.5%
2014 – 17.3%b (break in time series)
2013 – 18.7%
2012 – 20.5%
2011 – 22.8%b (break in time series)
2010 – 28.3%
2009 – 30.9%
2008 – 34.9%
2007 – 36.5%
2006 – 38.5%b (break in time series)
2005 – 38.3%
2004 – 39.3%b (break in time series)
2003 – 41.2%
2002 – 45.0%
2001 – 44.3%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 6.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2019, when it was 10.1%, the figure has changed by −4.8 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, Grande Lisboa has the 193rd highest value.
  • The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 6.1%.

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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
2019 to 2025 for Grande Lisboa
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat