The Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth defines the Union's growth strategy for the coming decade to support such growth, setting five ambitious objectives to be reached by 2020, particularly in the field of education, where the aim is to reduce early school-leaving rates to a level below 10 % and to enable at least 40 % of 30-34 year-olds to have completed tertiary or equivalent education.
Le straitéis Eoraip 2020 maidir le fás cliste, inbhuanaithe agus uilechuimsitheach, sainítear straitéis fáis an Aontais le haghaidh na ndeich mbliana atá amach romhainn chun fás cliste, inbhuanaithe agus uilechuimsitheach den sórt sin a chothú. Leagtar amach inti cúig chuspóir uaillmhianacha atá le baint amach faoin mbliain 2020, go háirithe i réimse an oideachais, chun rátaí luathfhágála na scoile a laghdú faoi bhun 10 % agus le cur ar chumas 40 % ar a laghad de dhaoine idir 30 agus 34 bliain d'aois oideachas tríu leibhéal nó a chomhionann a chríochnú.