In Europe 5.5 million young people quit school before they have completed the upper secondary education. In Romania the rate of early school leaving (ESL) is 18% (2012) and in Turkey it is about 44%, the average rate in the EU is 12.4%. The risk of ESL is especially high for disadvantaged minorities, including Roma. 9% of the Roma in Romania (aged 18-30) complete high school (compared to 41% of ot ...