PT · 2008 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Portugal, 2008
In 2008, Portugal's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 4.4% compared to 2007, reaching 34.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.3%.
Portugal ranks 1st 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 15.3% (from 41.2% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.