PT · 2023 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Portugal, 2023

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
8.1%
Portugal, 2023
▲ 28.6% vs 2022 (6.3%)
Analysis

In 2023, Portugal's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 28.6% compared to 2022, reaching 8.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.6%.

Portugal ranks 13th 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 30.2% (from 11.6% in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
84.4%
EU-27: 9.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025