Sunčana Glavak· PPE

Confirmed

The EU average is around 10% of young people aged 18-24 not included in education.

Omissions

• The most recent available data from Eurostat refers to 2024, showing 9.3% (or 9.4% in some sources) of young people aged 18-24 were early leavers from education and training, which rounds to approximately 10%.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat Statistics Explained - Early leavers from education and trainingIn 2024, an average of 9.3% of young people aged 18-24 in the EU were early leavers from education and training.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Early school leaving in the EU: progress and challengesThe EU's ELET rate has dropped from 16.9% to 9.4% in 2024.