Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 7.4 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Netherlands, 2004β2025
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 18th of 35 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.
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
- 16 Italy 8.2 compare
- 17 Luxembourg 7.8 compare
- 19 Belgium 7.3 compare
- 20 France 7.2 compare
- 21 Slovak Republic 6.8 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
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 18th out of 35 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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