Early leavers (2008-12)
Recent leavers (2013-15)
To find work
27%
17%
To get a better job
25%
19%
To experience a change
13%
21%
Better quality of life
12%
10%
To be with spouse/partner
8%
7%
To see a new country
7%
7%
Earn more money
3%
4%
Friends were emigrating
3%
4%
Because of financial trouble
1%
2%
Better schools/colleges
0%
1%
Save money
0%
1%
Cost of living in Ireland
0%
1%
To be with family
0%
1%
Better healthcare system
0%
1%
Better climate
0%
0%
Attitudes in Ireland
0%
0%
Social and morality issues in Ireland
0%
0%
Other
1%
1%
Don't know
0%
1%
