IE · 2010 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2010
In 2010, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 0.8% compared to 2009, reaching 11.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 13.8%.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 4.8% (from 12.5% in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.