BE · 2021 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Belgium, 2021
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
20.1
Belgium, 2021
▼ 17.3% vs 2020 (24.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 17.3% compared to 2020, reaching 20.1.
Belgium accounts for 69.1% of the EU-27 total of 29.1.
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 26.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
69.1%
EU-27: 29.1
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020