Early school leavers in Steiermark

In Steiermark, 7.1% 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
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Steiermark, 2025 7.1%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.9percentage points 2024: 5.2%
Austria, 2025 10.0% Country total
Position in 2025 150th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Steiermark 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 SteiermarkAustria
2025 7.1%u (low reliability) 10.0%
2024 5.2%u (low reliability) 8.1%
2023 7.0%u (low reliability) 8.6%
2022 8.0% 8.4%
2021 7.9%b (break in time series) 8.0%b (break in time series)
2020 5.7%u (low reliability) 8.1%
2019 6.7% 7.8%
2018 5.0%u (low reliability) 7.3%
2017 4.5%u (low reliability) 7.4%
2016 5.4%u (low reliability) 6.9%
2015 5.0%u (low reliability) 7.3%
2014 4.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 7.0%b (break in time series)
2013 5.6%u (low reliability) 7.5%
2012 5.3%u (low reliability) 7.8%
2011 4.5%u (low reliability) 8.5%
2010 7.2% 8.3%
2009 7.6% 8.8%
2008 8.3% 10.2%
2007 9.9% 10.8%
2006 8.2%b (break in time series) 10.0%b (break in time series)
2005 7.4% 9.3%
2004 8.0%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2003 7.5% 9.0%
2002 8.5% 9.5%
2001 11.1% 10.2%

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 +1.9 percentage points from 5.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.0%, 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, Steiermark has the 150th highest value.
  • The figure for Austria in 2025 was 10.0%.

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