IT · 2021 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Italy, 2021

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
12.7%
Italy, 2021
▼ 10.6% vs 2020 (14.2%)
Analysis

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.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
130.9%
EU-27: 9.7%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
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