„The ESL rate [Anm.: ESL = Early School Leaving] in the EU-27 declined from 16% in 2004 to 10.2% in 2019. […] The largest declines occurred in southern and some eastern European countries, from very high levels at the beginning of the century, as in the Italian and Romanian country cases. The ESL rate in Italy declined from 23.1% in 2004 to 13.5% in 2019, and in Romania from 22.4% to 15.3%. Sharp declines were registered over the same period in Ireland (from 13.1% to 5.1%) and the Netherlands (from 14.1% to 7.5%), countries with ESL rates below the EU average in 2004.“
Cedefop (Hrsg.), Lifelong learning in 2000 and 2020 (2025), S.70.
In Österreich sank der Anteil an Schulabbrecher:innen zwischen 2004 und 2019 von 9,8 % auf 7,8 %. (Quelle: Eurostat-Datenbank, Abfrage vom 6. Oktober 2025.)