DE · 2021 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Germany, 2021

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
12.3%
Germany, 2021
▲ 21.8% vs 2020 (10.1%)
Analysis

In 2021, Germany's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 21.8% compared to 2020, reaching 12.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.

Germany ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 19.4% (from 10.3% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
126.8%
EU-27: 9.7%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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