Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 7.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.4
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
14.3
in 2005
All-time low
5.1
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.4 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands peaked at 14.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.1 | — |
| 2005 | 14.3 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.9 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.7 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1 | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 7.4 | +5.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.65 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.43 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands was 7.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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