Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 10.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.3
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
18.6
in 2004
All-time low
10.3
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 10.3 for early leavers from formal education by labour status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 18.6 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.6 | — |
| 2005 | 18.4 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 17 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 16 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.3 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.68 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.06 | 11.3 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 10.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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.
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