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EU moves closer to 2020 goals on education: Eurostat

Xinhua, April 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The share of early school leavers has steadily decreased in the European Union (EU), from 17.0 percent in 2002 to 11.1 percent in 2014, Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU said in a press release Monday.

In addition, the share of persons aged 30 to 34 in the EU who have completed tertiary education has constantly increased, from 23.6 percent in 2002 when the series started to 37.9 percent in 2014, according to the Eurostat.

The data shows that the EU is moving closer to its Europe 2020 goals on education, the Eurostat said.

Among EU Member States, the lowest proportions of early school leavers were observed in Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, while the highest shares were recorded in Spain, Malta and Romania in 2014.

The share of early leavers from education and training was lower for women than men in all EU member states, except Bulgaria.

It is also noted that the share of persons aged 30 to 34 who have completed tertiary education is higher in 2014 for women than men in all member states, except Germany.

Europe 2020 is the European Union's 10-year jobs and growth strategy, which was launched in 2010 to create the conditions for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Among its headline targets, two are related to education to monitor access to the labour market and employability: increasing the proportion of persons having completed tertiary education and reducing the share of early leavers from education and training.

The Europe 2020 strategy's targets are that by 2020 at least 40 percent of people aged between 30 to 34 in the EU should have completed tertiary education, and the rates of early school leaving should be reduced to below 10 percent. Endit