IT · 2002 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Italy, 2002
In 2002, Italy's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 6.6% compared to 2001, reaching 24.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.9%.
Italy ranks 4th 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 19.6% (from 30.1% in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.