In 2024, 61.9% of young Spaniards aged 18 to 24 will severe disability They dropped out of their studies at a rate almost 18 percentage points higher than the European Union average of 44.2%.
According to statistics released by the European Office, many people without disabilities drop out of school in Spain. above the European average11.1% compared to the EU average of 8%. The same thing is Early abandonment of studies The proportion of young people with disabilities will be 22.7% in 2024, 5 percentage points higher than the European average. In Europe, 44.2% of students with severe disabilities dropped out of their studies, but in Spain this rate was nearly 18 percentage points higher, reaching 61.99% of students.
There is also a nine-point difference between young Europeans without disabilities who decide to give up higher education and young people with disabilities. Specifically, the early dropout rate for youth with disabilities was 17.1%, compared to just 8% for youth without disabilities.
that gap It was higher for men. People with disabilities are more likely to drop out of school if they are male. Eurostat data showed that women were less likely than men to leave the study during the non-compulsory training phase, regardless of their level of disability.
Considering the degree of disability, gender gap In 2024, the rate was higher among people with severe disabilities, with early dropout rates 11.1 percentage points higher for men (49.4%) than for women (38.3%).
According to European statistics, in 2024 he 54.7% Proportion of European young people aged 15 to 29 with severe disabilities.”they didn’t work or study 30% of people with disabilities aged 25 to 34 had a high level of education, compared with 10% of young people without disabilities in the same situation.
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