Early school leavers in Sydsverige

In Sydsverige, 5.8% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019. 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
Sydsverige, 2025 5.8% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.0percentage points 2024: 6.8%
Sweden, 2025 6.7% Country total
Position in 2025 180th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Sydsverige 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 SydsverigeSweden
2025 5.8% 6.7%
2024 6.8% 7.2%
2023 6.6% 7.4%
2022 6.1% 8.8%
2021 7.3%b (break in time series) 8.4%b (break in time series)
2020 7.3% 7.7%
2019 5.2% 6.5%
2018 6.3%b (break in time series) 7.5%b (break in time series)
2017 6.9% 7.7%
2016 6.2% 7.4%
2015 6.5% 7.0%
2014 6.4%b (break in time series) 6.7%b (break in time series)
2013 6.1% 7.1%
2012 6.8% 7.5%
2011 6.8% 6.6%
2010 5.7% 6.5%
2009 6.8% 7.0%
2008 7.2%b (break in time series) 7.9%b (break in time series)
2007 7.9%b (break in time series) 8.0%b (break in time series)
2006 9.8%b (break in time series) 8.6%b (break in time series)
2005 10.7%b (break in time series) 10.8%b (break in time series)
2004 8.7% 9.2%
2003 8.9%b (break in time series) 9.2%b (break in time series)
2002 9.7% 10.0%
2001 9.2%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 6.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by −0.7 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.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Sydsverige has the 180th highest value.
  • The figure for Sweden in 2025 was 6.7%.

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