Early school leavers in Münster

In Münster, 14.6% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2005. 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
Münster, 2025 14.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 13.4%
Germany, 2025 13.1% Country total
Position in 2025 45th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Münster 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 MünsterGermany
2025 14.6% 13.1%
2024 13.4%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 11.0%u (low reliability) 13.0%
2022 11.2%u (low reliability) 12.5%
2021 12.5%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2019 9.7% 10.3%
2018 10.9% 10.3%
2017 10.6% 10.1%
2016 12.4% 10.3%
2015 12.0% 10.1%
2014 9.7%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 9.6% 9.8%
2012 11.3%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 11.4% 11.6%
2010 13.1%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 12.8% 11.1%
2008 13.9%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 12.7% 12.5%
2006 14.3% 13.7%
2005 16.7%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 17.2% 12.1%
2003 14.3%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 12.5% 12.5%
2001 11.9% 12.3%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 13.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.7%, the figure has changed by +4.9 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, Münster has the 45th 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 Münster
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat