Early school leavers in Schwaben

In Schwaben, 13.1% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2006. 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
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Schwaben, 2025 13.1%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2023 +2.4percentage points 2023: 10.7%
Germany, 2025 13.1% Country total
Position in 2025 62nd of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Schwaben 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 SchwabenGermany
2025 13.1%u (low reliability) 13.1%
2024 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 10.7%u (low reliability) 13.0%
2022 not availableu (low reliability) 12.5%
2021 9.3%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2019 6.9% 10.3%
2018 7.3% 10.3%
2017 8.3% 10.1%
2016 7.1% 10.3%
2015 6.4% 10.1%
2014 7.1%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 6.5% 9.8%
2012 8.0%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 9.1% 11.6%
2010 9.5%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 8.5% 11.1%
2008 10.5%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 9.8% 12.5%
2006 13.3% 13.7%
2005 9.5%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 11.9% 12.1%
2003 14.2%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 12.8% 12.5%
2001 13.8% 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

  • The previous available figure was 10.7% in 2023, a change of +2.4 percentage points.
  • Since 2012, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Schwaben has the 62nd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 13.1%.

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