IE · 2020 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Ireland, 2020

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
5.0%
Ireland, 2020
▼ 2.0% vs 2019 (5.1%)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 2.0% compared to 2019, reaching 5.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.0%.

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 26.5% (from 6.8% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
50.0%
EU-27: 10.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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