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%
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