BE · 2023 · tesem020

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)

Belgium, 2023

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
18.6
Belgium, 2023
▼ 3.1% vs 2022 (19.2)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 3.1% compared to 2022, reaching 18.6.

Belgium accounts for 64.6% of the EU-27 total of 28.8.

Belgium ranks 22nd 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 25.8 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
64.6%
EU-27: 28.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025