IE · 2007 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2007
In 2007, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 2.4% compared to 2006, reaching 12.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 14.7%.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.8% (from 14.6% in 2002).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.