Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.4%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
22nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2000
All-time low
5.1%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands stood at 7.4%.
The figure 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 degree of urbanisation in Netherlands peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 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 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 20 Italy 8.2% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 7.8% compare
- 22 Netherlands 7.4% compare
- 24 Belgium 7.3% compare
- 25 France 7.2% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Netherlands was 7.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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