NL · 2024 · tesem020

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

Netherlands, 2024

Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
21.0
Netherlands, 2024
▲ 12.9% vs 2023 (18.6)
Analysis

In 2024, Netherlands's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) increased by 12.9% compared to 2023, reaching 21.0.

Netherlands accounts for 74.5% of the EU-27 total of 28.2.

Netherlands ranks 20th 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 6.7% (from 22.5 in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
74.5%
EU-27: 28.2
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025