The system-level indicators on early leaving from education and training (ELET) explore actions taken across Europe to reduce ELET and to support more young people to obtain an upper secondary education qualification. The indicators highlight key policies aiming to ensure better educational outcomes and to reduce the share of early leavers from education and training to less than 9% by 2030, as defined by the agreed EU-level target. 

The indicators present the existence of top-level policies and measures, i.e. regulations, recommendations, actions (including monitoring and evaluation) provided by top-level authorities in 38 education systems. The focus is on school education, i.e. primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1, 24 and 34). 

The indicators support the analysis in the Education and Training Monitor, which is the European Commission’s annual report on EU education and training systems.