IE · 2014 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Ireland, 2014
In 2014, Ireland's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 23.0% compared to 2013, reaching 6.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.1%.
Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.2% (from 11.8% in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.