Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria

Austria: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 11.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
11.8
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
12.1
in 2007
All-time low
7.8
in 2016
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria, 2004–2025

02.557.51012.52004201420252004: 10.82005: 10.32006: 112007: 12.12008: 11.42009: 102010: 9.72011: 9.62012: 92013: 8.52014: 82015: 8.42016: 7.82017: 8.92018: 8.82019: 9.42020: 9.42021: 9.22022: 102023: 10.62024: 10.12025: 11.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria is 11.8, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria peaked at 12.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2016.

Austria ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 10.8
2005 10.3 -4.6%
2006 11 +6.8%
2007 12.1 +10.0%
2008 11.4 -5.8%
2009 10 -12.3%
2010 9.7 -3.0%
2011 9.6 -1.0%
2012 9 -6.2%
2013 8.5 -5.6%
2014 8 -5.9%
2015 8.4 +5.0%
2016 7.8 -7.1%
2017 8.9 +14.1%
2018 8.8 -1.1%
2019 9.4 +6.8%
2020 9.4 +0.0%
2021 9.2 -2.1%
2022 10 +8.7%
2023 10.6 +6.0%
2024 10.1 -4.7%
2025 11.8 +16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.93 10 12.1 6
2010s 8.81 7.8 9.7 10
2020s 10.18 9.2 11.8 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 3 Spain 14.6 compare
  2. 4 Germany 13.7 compare
  3. 5 Denmark 13.2 compare
  4. 7 Estonia 11.7 compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.6 compare
  6. 9 Finland 10.9 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More work & labour data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria?
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria was 11.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 12.1 in 2007.
What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2016.
How does Austria rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
Austria ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-formal-education-by-labour-status/austria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-formal-education-by-labour-status/austria/">Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Austria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Early leavers from formal education by labour status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 787 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed