IE · 2013 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2013
In 2013, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 12.1% compared to 2012, reaching 8.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.8%.
Ireland ranks 17th 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 25.6% (from 11.7% in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.