Europe 2020 education indicators in 2014 The EU is moving closer to its Europe 2020 goals on education

Europe 2020 is the European Union’s ten-year jobs and growth strategy. It was launched in 2010 to create the conditions for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Among its headline targets, two are related to education to monitor access to the labour market and employability: increasing the proportion of persons having completed tertiary education and reducing the share of early leavers from education and training.

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