BE · 2021 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Belgium, 2021
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
6.7%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 17.3% vs 2020 (8.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 17.3% compared to 2020, reaching 6.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.7%.
Belgium ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 23.9% (from 8.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
69.1%
EU-27: 9.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14