Left school early · Latest available · 2024–2025 Share of 18 to 24 year olds with at most lower secondary schooling who are no longer in education. Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown. 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27 EU countries Left school early Latest available · 2024–2025 Sweden: 6.7% · 2025 Spain: 12.8% · 2025 Slovakia: 6.8% · 2025 Slovenia: 5.5% · 2025 Romania: 15.5% · 2025 Portugal: 6.1% · 2025 Poland: 4% · 2025 the Netherlands: 7.4% · 2025 Malta: 8.6% · 2025 Luxembourg: 7.8% · 2024 Lithuania: 5.9% · 2025 Latvia: 8.8% · 2025 Italy: 8.2% · 2025 Ireland: 3.6% · 2025 Hungary: 9.3% · 2025 Greece: 3% · 2025 Germany: 13.1% · 2025 France: 7.2% · 2025 Finland: 9.9% · 2025 Estonia: 10.2% · 2025 Denmark: 10% · 2025 Czechia: 6.1% · 2025 Cyprus: 9.8% · 2025 Croatia: 2.1% · 2025 Bulgaria: 8.6% · 2025 Belgium: 7.3% · 2025 Austria: 10% · 2025 2.1% 4.78% 7.46% 10.14% 12.82% 15.5% No data / outside the EU Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Share of 18 to 24 year olds with at most lower secondary schooling who are no longer in education. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Eurostat · Left school early · Latest available · 2024–2025 Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu 2.1% – 4.78%
> 4.78% – 7.46%
> 7.46% – 10.14%
> 10.14% – 12.82%
> 12.82% – 15.5%
No data / outside the EU
Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.
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Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.
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