Early school leavers in Ísland
In Ísland, 16.7% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ísland, 2025
16.7%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
Iceland, 2025
16.7%
Position in 2025
23rd of 226
Early school leavers in Ísland 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.
| Period | Ísland | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | 15.3% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | 15.8% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 14.4%b (break in time series) | 14.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 14.8%b (break in time series) | 14.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 17.9% | 17.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | 21.5% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | 17.8% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | 19.8% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| 2014 | 19.1%b (break in time series) | 19.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 20.5% | 20.5% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | 19.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | 22.6% |
| 2009 | 21.3%b (break in time series) | 21.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2008 | 24.4% | 24.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | 23.2% |
| 2006 | not availableu (low reliability) | not availableu (low reliability) |
| 2005 | 24.9% | 24.9% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | 24.9% |
| 2003 | 20.3%b (break in time series) | 20.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 28.8% | 28.8% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | 30.9% |
Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 15.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 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, Ísland has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for Iceland in 2025 was 16.7%.