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Persons by level of the formal education or training abandoned and reason (2024)

Eurostat dataset lfso_24eab03; Persons by level of the formal education or training abandoned and reason (2024); updated 2026-06-11T23:00:00+0200.

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DATA SAMPLElfso_24eab03
Reviewed Eurostat observations for lfso_24eab03
Time frequencySexAge classInternational Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011) - (for formal education or training abandoned)ReasonTimeGeopolitical entity (reporting)Unit of measureValueFlag
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsTotal2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsFinancial reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage2.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsPreference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage10.6
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOther family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage17.1
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOwn illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage8.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsStudy did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage48.4
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOther reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.4
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage21.1u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage35.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage13.7u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Preference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage20.8
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Own illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage10.8
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage41.3
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.2
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Preference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage11.2u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage20.2
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Own illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage11.6u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage45.3
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage10.1u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Preference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage13.3
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage21
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Own illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage10.4
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage39.8
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage13
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Preference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage7.8
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Own illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage5.4
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage59.9
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsTertiary education (levels 5-8)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 24 yearsNo responseTotal2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsTotal2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsFinancial reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage4.3
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsPreference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.5
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOther family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage17.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOwn illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage8.3
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsStudy did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage45.1
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsAll ISCED 2011 levelsOther reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.1
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Preference to work2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage14.4
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Other family or personal reasons2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage23.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Own illness or disability2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.2u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Study did not meet expectations or too difficult2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage31.7
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsPrimary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)Other reason2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage12.8u
AnnualTotalFrom 15 to 29 yearsUpper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)Total2024European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)Percentage100

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