PT · 2006 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Portugal, 2006
In 2006, Portugal's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 0.5% compared to 2005, reaching 38.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 15.2%.
Portugal ranks 1st 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 13.1% (from 44.3% in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.