BE · 2016 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Belgium, 2016

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
8.8%
Belgium, 2016
▼ 12.9% vs 2015 (10.1%)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 12.9% compared to 2015, reaching 8.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.6%.

Belgium ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 28.5% (from 12.3% in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
83.0%
EU-27: 10.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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