IE · 2021 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Ireland, 2021
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
9.90
Ireland, 2021
▼ 34.0% vs 2020 (15.0)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 34.0% compared to 2020, reaching 9.90.
Ireland accounts for 34.0% of the EU-27 total of 29.1.
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 18.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
34.0%
EU-27: 29.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020