IE · 2009 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2009
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.