Early school leavers in Norte

In Norte, 5.0% 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
Norte, 2025 5.0% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 5.2%
Portugal, 2025 6.1% Country total
Position in 2025 201st of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Norte 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 NortePortugal
2025 5.0% 6.1%
2024 5.2% 6.6%
2023 6.1% 8.1%
2022 5.4% 6.3%
2021 4.7%b (break in time series) 6.4%b (break in time series)
2020 10.7% 9.1%
2019 9.5% 10.5%
2018 10.2% 11.6%
2017 12.9% 12.6%
2016 14.1% 13.9%
2015 14.4% 13.5%
2014 19.1%b (break in time series) 17.3%b (break in time series)
2013 19.5% 18.7%
2012 20.8% 20.5%
2011 22.5%b (break in time series) 22.8%b (break in time series)
2010 30.5% 28.3%
2009 35.2% 30.9%
2008 39.4% 34.9%
2007 40.6% 36.5%
2006 44.2%b (break in time series) 38.5%b (break in time series)
2005 45.0% 38.3%
2004 46.5%b (break in time series) 39.3%b (break in time series)
2003 48.4% 41.2%
2002 50.3% 45.0%
2001 51.5% 44.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.4%, the figure has changed by −9.4 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, Norte has the 201st highest value.
  • The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 6.1%.

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