IE · 2009 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Ireland, 2009

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
11.8%
Ireland, 2009
▲ 0.9% vs 2008 (11.7%)
Analysis

In 2009, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 0.9% compared to 2008, reaching 11.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 14.0%.

Ireland ranks 11th 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 9.9% (from 13.1% in 2004).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
84.3%
EU-27: 14.0%
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