In 2014, the proportion of those aged 30 to 34 who had completed tertiary education increased compared with 2002 in every EU Member State for which the time-series is available.
According to Eurostat, in 2014, more than half of the population aged 30 to 34 had completed tertiary education in Lithuania (53.3%), Luxembourg (52.7%), Cyprus (52.5%) and Ireland (52.2%).
At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest proportions were observed in Italy (23.9%), Romania (25.0%), Malta (26.6%), Slovakia (26.9%) and the Czech Republic (28.2%). Twelve Member States have already met or exceeded their 2020 national targets for this indicator: Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden.
Compared with 2006, the proportion of early leavers from education and training decreased in 2014 in all Member States for which the time-series is available, except the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Slovakia where it slightly increased or remained stable. In contrast, the proportion halved in Portugal (from 38.5% in 2006 to 17.4% in 2014). In 2014, the lowest proportions of early school leavers were observed in Croatia (2.7%), Slovenia (4.4%), Poland (5.4%), the Czech Republic (5.5%) and Lithuania (5.9%). In Cyprus the proportion was 6,8%. Shares of at least 15% were recorded in Spain (21.9%), Malta (20.4%), Romania (18.1%), Portugal (17.4%) and Italy (15.0%). Fifteen Member States have already fulfilled their 2020 national targets for this indicator: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Greece, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden.