PT · 2003 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Portugal, 2003
In 2003, Portugal's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 8.4% compared to 2002, reaching 41.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.4%.
Portugal ranks 2nd 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 11.6% (from 46.6% in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.