Early school leavers

Long term trends

In Austria, the number of early school leavers as a proportion of the corresponding age group has decreased since the mid-1990s and is significantly below the EU average.

The term early school leavers refers to people between 18 and 24 years of age whose highest qualification is below upper secondary level and who are not participating in training or further education.

Current results

In 2011, the proportion of early school leavers was 8.3% (EU-15: 15.4%; EU-27: 14.1% - comparative figures of 2010). A total of around 58 000 people in Austria therefore had no further education qualifications, of whom 31 000 were young men and 27 000 were young women.

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Results (overview): early school leavers

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