IE · 2015 · tesem020

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

Ireland, 2015

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
20.4
Ireland, 2015
▲ 1.5% vs 2014 (20.1)
Analysis

In 2015, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) increased by 1.5% compared to 2014, reaching 20.4.

Ireland accounts for 61.8% of the EU-27 total of 33.0.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 42.9% (from 35.7 in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
61.8%
EU-27: 33.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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