IE · 2015 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Ireland, 2015

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
6.8%
Ireland, 2015
▲ 1.5% vs 2014 (6.7%)
Analysis

In 2015, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 1.5% compared to 2014, reaching 6.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.0%.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 42.9% (from 11.9% in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
61.8%
EU-27: 11.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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