IE · 2023 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Ireland, 2023
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
12.0
Ireland, 2023
▲ 8.1% vs 2022 (11.1)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) increased by 8.1% compared to 2022, reaching 12.0.
Ireland accounts for 41.7% of the EU-27 total of 28.8.
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 20.0% (from 15.0 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
41.7%
EU-27: 28.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020