„The ESL (Anm.: ESL = Early school leaving) rate has steadily decreased overall in the European Union (EU) over past years, from 17.0 % in 2002 to 10.6 % in 2018. […] The 2018 average ESL rate for the non-EU born (20.7 %) remained considerably higher than that of the native born (9.5 %).“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), Assessment of the Implementation of the 2011 Council Recommendation on Policies to Reduce Early School Leaving (2019), S. 115f.