Editorial: El País

• Early school dropout has been a persistent problem in Spanish education, placing Spain at the tail of the European Union.
• Fortunately, the rate of early school dropout in Spain has been decreasing, from an alarming 31.7% in 2008 to 13.6% in 2023.
• Youths who drop out of school early are at a higher risk of social exclusion and unemployment.
• Education among Spain's autonomous communities is uneven, with Navarra having a much lower percentage of early school dropout compared to Ceuta.
• Students from lower-income families are more susceptible to early school dropout.
• Vocational training (FP) is continuously growing, but still has high dropout rates.

Conclusion: In hopes of achieving an early school dropout rate of 9% by 2030, efforts must be intensified to reach this goal, including additional support for vulnerable students, increasing the number of places in FP and scholarships.

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