2009 data confirm a decreasing trend in early school leaving, but achieving the EU target is still a challenge.
Increasing education levels is one of the main EU objectives. Reducing early school leaving to not more than 10 % of 18 to 24 year olds was set as EU target to be achieved by 2010. As the EU failed to achieve this target, it has been reaffirmed within the EU 2020 strategy.
More information can be found at http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/statistics-and-indicators/2239.aspx
Source: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu
