Leading indicators of the Europe 2020 Strategy, EU28 |
Main Indicators of Europe 2020 Strategy |
Key Indicator |
Start situation |
Current situation |
Goal for 2020 |
2008 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Employment |
Employment rates in total (% of people aged 20-64 years) |
70,3 |
68,4 |
68,4 |
69.2 |
75 |
R & D |
Gross domestic expenditure for research and development (% from the GDP) |
1.85 |
2.01 |
2.03 |
2,03p |
3.00 |
Climate change and energy |
Greenhouse gas emissions* (index 1,990 = 100) |
90.16 |
81.69 |
80,2 |
: |
80 |
Weight of renewable energy sources in gross final consumption (%) |
10.5 |
14.1 |
15.0 |
: |
20 |
Primary energy consumption (million tonnes of oil equivalent) |
1 686.6 |
1583.9 |
1566.5 |
: |
1,483 |
Final consumption of energy (million tonnes of oil equivalent) |
1 173,3 |
1102,4 |
1104,6 |
: |
1,086 |
Education |
Individuals who leave early from education and training graduates, in total (% of people aged 18-24) |
14.6 |
12.6 |
11.9 |
11.1b |
<10,0 |
Tertiary education, in total (% of people aged 30-34) |
31.2 |
36,0 |
37.1 |
37,9b |
≥40,0 |
Poverty or social exclusion ** |
Risk of poverty or social exclusion (Cumulative difference since 2008 in thousands) |
: |
6173 |
5009 |
4382 |
-20000 |