Early school leavers in Thüringen

In Thüringen, 13.6% 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
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Thüringen, 2025 13.6%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.1percentage points 2024: 14.7%
Germany, 2025 13.1% Country total
Position in 2025 57th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Thüringen 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 ThüringenGermany
2025 13.6%u (low reliability) 13.1%
2024 14.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2023 13.9%u (low reliability) 13.0%
2022 12.4%u (low reliability) 12.5%
2021 12.6%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 9.6% 10.3%
2018 8.4% 10.3%
2017 8.7% 10.1%
2016 8.8% 10.3%
2015 8.5% 10.1%
2014 6.1%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2013 7.8% 9.8%
2012 7.6%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2011 7.8% 11.6%
2010 6.4%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2009 5.4% 11.1%
2008 7.4%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 8.1% 12.5%
2006 8.3% 13.7%
2005 6.9%b (break in time series) 13.5%b (break in time series)
2004 7.1% 12.1%
2003 4.3%b (break in time series) 12.8%b (break in time series)
2002 5.6% 12.5%
2001 6.8% 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

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 14.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by +7.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Thüringen has the 57th 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 Thüringen
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat