Early school leavers in Southern
In Southern, 4.7% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2023.
The latest value for Southern is for 2023. Most regions have figures for 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Early school leavers in Southern 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 | Southern | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not availableu (low reliability) | 3.6% |
| 2024 | not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) | 2.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2023 | 4.7%u (low reliability) | 4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4%u (low reliability) | 3.7% |
| 2021 | not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) | 3.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.9%u (low reliability) | 5.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6%b (break in time series) | 5.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1%b (break in time series) | 6.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | – | 11.1% |
| 2010 | – | 11.9% |
| 2009 | – | 11.8% |
| 2008 | – | 11.7% |
| 2007 | – | 12.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2006 | – | 12.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | – | 12.5% |
| 2004 | – | 13.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2003 | – | 13.1% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 4.4% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by −5.7 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.
- The figure for Ireland in 2023 was 4.0%.