The lowest share of early leavers from education and training was recorded in Croatia at 2% and the share was highest in Romania at 16.6%. The EU has set a target of reducing the rate to 9% by 2030.

In a regional comparison, the share of early school leavers last year was 6.4% in Czechia, 3.7% in Poland, and 6.4% in Slovakia.

In Hungary, the rate edged down from 11.9% in 2013.