IE · 2022 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2022
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
3.7%
Ireland, 2022
▲ 12.1% vs 2021 (3.3%)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 12.1% compared to 2021, reaching 3.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.6%.
Ireland ranks 26th 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 26.0% (from 5.0% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
38.5%
EU-27: 9.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14