IE · 2025 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Ireland, 2025
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
10.8
Ireland, 2025
▲ 28.6% vs 2024 (8.40)
Analysis
In 2025, Ireland's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) increased by 28.6% compared to 2024, reaching 10.8.
Ireland accounts for 39.6% of the EU-27 total of 27.3.
Ireland ranks 24th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 28.0% (from 15.0 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#24 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2025
39.6%
EU-27: 27.3
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020