Early school leavers in Stuttgart

In Stuttgart, 12.6% 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
Stuttgart, 2025 12.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.9percentage points 2024: 13.5%
Germany, 2025 13.1% Country total
Position in 2025 70th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Stuttgart 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 StuttgartGermany
2025 12.6% 13.1%
2024 13.5%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 14.0% 13.0%
2022 11.6% 12.5%
2021 11.2%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 9.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2019 11.1% 10.3%
2018 9.9% 10.3%
2017 8.6% 10.1%
2016 9.6% 10.3%
2015 8.6% 10.1%
2014 8.3%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 8.4% 9.8%
2012 8.8%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 10.1% 11.6%
2010 10.1%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 10.1% 11.1%
2008 11.4%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 12.1% 12.5%
2006 11.4% 13.7%
2005 11.9%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 12.1% 12.1%
2003 13.2%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 14.0% 12.5%
2001 13.9% 12.3%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 13.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by +4.0 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, Stuttgart has the 70th 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 Stuttgart
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat