BE · 2017 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Belgium, 2017
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
8.9%
Belgium, 2017
▲ 1.1% vs 2016 (8.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 1.1% compared to 2016, reaching 8.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.5%.
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 25.8% (from 12.0% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
84.8%
EU-27: 10.5%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14