Education and Training Monitor 2023

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School education

Early school leaving

“The share of early leavers from education and training should be less than 9% by 2030."

Main indicator

The share of the population aged 18-24 with at most lower secondary educational attainment and no longer in formal or non-formal education or training. Annual data from the EU Labour Force Survey published by Eurostat.

Bar chart showing the 2019 and 2022 shares of early leavers from education and training for EU countries. Top-peforming Member States for 2022 are Croatia, Ireland and Slovenia. Bottom-performing Member States for 2022 are Romania, Spain and Hungary.

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A closer look

The main indicator can be broken down by sex, country of birth, region, and degree of urbanisation.

Similar indicators

Upper secondary educational attainment , measuring the share of people aged 20-24 with at least an upper secondary qualification.
Upper secondary educational attainment , measuring the share of people aged 18-24 with at least an upper secondary qualification.
Enrolment , measuring the share of people aged 18-24 without upper secondary educational attainment participating in education and training.

Context

Early school leavers’ labour status , measuring the labour status of early leavers from education and training.
NEET rate among undereducated youth , measuring the share of young people aged 15 to 29 with at most lower secondary educational attainment who are neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET).
Unemployment among undereducated youth , measuring the unemployment rate among young people aged 15 to 29 with at most lower secondary educational attainment.

Policy response

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Top-level policies on early warning systems to prevent early school leaving.
Bullying and violence prevention measures promoted through mechanisms for school quality assurance.
Teacher competences related to addressing early school leaving promoted through top-level competence frameworks for initial teacher education.
Teacher competences related to addressing early school leaving promoted through top-level competence frameworks for continuing professional development.
Top-level policies on support for learners at risk of early school leaving.
Professionals/services involved in multidisciplinary support teams in and around schools.
Top-level policies on the provision of career education and guidance in schools.