IE · 2024 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Ireland, 2024
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
8.40
Ireland, 2024
▼ 30.0% vs 2023 (12.0)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 30.0% compared to 2023, reaching 8.40.
Ireland accounts for 29.8% of the EU-27 total of 28.2.
Ireland ranks 26th 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 45.1% (from 15.3 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
29.8%
EU-27: 28.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020