IE · 2002 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2002
In 2002, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status stood at 14.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.9%.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.8% (from 18.9% in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.