IE · 2017 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2017
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
5.0%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 16.7% vs 2016 (6.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 16.7% compared to 2016, reaching 5.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.5%.
Ireland ranks 24th 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 49.5% (from 9.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
47.6%
EU-27: 10.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14