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EUROSTAT: Proportion of early school leavers in the EU higher for non-EU citizens than for nationals

For a wide range of education indicators, significant disparities can be observed in the European Union (EU) between non-EU citizens and citizens of the reporting country, referred to as “nationals”. This does not only concern educational attainment. In particular, the proportion of young non-EU citizens affected by early leaving from education and training is more than twice that of nationals. Young non-EU citizens have also a greater risk of being both out of the education system and not in employment. Today, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, presents in this News Release a small selection of indicators at EU level on educational integration of migrants which are available in an on-line Eurostat publication. This publication also presents data for each EU Member State when available. Education indicators are part of a series of publications on migrant integration, including labour market, social exclusion, risk of poverty and housing. (For more information: Christian Wigand– Tel.: +32 229 62253; Milica Petrovic – Tel.: +32 229 63020)