IE · 2012 · tesem020

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)

Ireland, 2012

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
29.7
Ireland, 2012
▼ 10.8% vs 2011 (33.3)
Analysis

In 2012, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 10.8% compared to 2011, reaching 29.7.

Ireland accounts for 78.6% of the EU-27 total of 37.8.

Ireland ranks 15th 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 17.5% (from 36.0 in 2007).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
78.6%
EU-27: 37.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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