Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye
Türkiye: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye peaked at 49.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
Türkiye ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 49.0% | — |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 44.7% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 28.9% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 26.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Türkiye was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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