IE · 2019 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Ireland, 2019

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
5.1%
Ireland, 2019
▲ 2.0% vs 2018 (5.0%)
Analysis

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.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
50.5%
EU-27: 10.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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