IT · 2008 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Italy, 2008
In 2008, Italy's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 0.5% compared to 2007, reaching 19.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.3%.
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 14.8% (from 23.0% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.