Eurydice Brief: Early Leaving from Education and Training

This Eurydice Brief on Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) shows that collectively, Member States are getting closer to the EU headline target: by 2020, the share of early leavers from education and training (aged 18-24) should be less than 10 %. Nevertheless, ELET remains still a serious challenge in many EU countries. Even if all countries have put in place measures to fight against early leaving, only a few have so far developed a specific ELET strategy, integrating prevention, intervention and compensation measures.

The report also looks at how education, career guidance and cross-sector cooperation play an important role. It covers all the EU Members States as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey – the reference year is 2013/14.

ESO: Background information: Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe – 2014 Edition http://www.europeansources.info/record/key-data-on-early-childhood-education-and-care-in-europe-2014-edition/

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