IT · 2021 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Italy, 2021
In 2021, Italy's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 10.6% compared to 2020, reaching 12.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.
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 8.0% (from 13.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.