Early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Early leavers from education and training by labour status was 10.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom, 1992–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom stood at 10.9%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom peaked at 36.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.7% | — |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +48.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 10.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +48.2% | 11.2% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 19.8% | 36.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom?
- Early leavers from education and training by labour status in United Kingdom was 10.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for early leavers from education and training by labour status?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is early leavers from education and training by labour status rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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