IE · 2019 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2019
In 2019, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 2.0% compared to 2018, reaching 5.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.1%.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 23.9% (from 6.7% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.