BE · 2023 · edat_lfse_14

Early leavers from education and training by labour status

Belgium, 2023

Early leavers from education and training by labour status
6.2%
Belgium, 2023
▼ 3.1% vs 2022 (6.4%)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 3.1% compared to 2022, reaching 6.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.6%.

Belgium ranks 21st 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 27.9% (from 8.6% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
64.6%
EU-27: 9.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025