IT · 2017 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Italy, 2017
In 2017, Italy's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 14.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.5%.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.1% (from 17.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.