Early leavers from formal education by labour status in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 11.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in United Kingdom, 2004–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 11.6% for early leavers from formal education by labour status in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in United Kingdom peaked at 20.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2018.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.3% | — |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 11.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.3%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 16.4% | 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 formal education by labour status in United Kingdom?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in United Kingdom was 11.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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