Early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 10.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 16.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.7% | — |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 10.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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