IE · 2017 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Ireland, 2017
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
15.0
Ireland, 2017
▼ 16.7% vs 2016 (18.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 16.7% compared to 2016, reaching 15.0.
Ireland accounts for 47.6% of the EU-27 total of 31.5.
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 49.5% (from 29.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
47.6%
EU-27: 31.5
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020