ES · 2021 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Spain, 2021

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
13.3%
Spain, 2021
▼ 16.9% vs 2020 (16.0%)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 16.9% compared to 2020, reaching 13.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.

Spain 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 30.0% (from 19.0% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
137.1%
EU-27: 9.7%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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