IE · 2021 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2021
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
3.3%
Ireland, 2021
▼ 34.0% vs 2020 (5.0%)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 34.0% compared to 2020, reaching 3.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.7%.
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 45.0% (from 6.0% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
34.0%
EU-27: 9.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14