Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Netherlands
Netherlands: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.4%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
24th
of 47 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 NUTS 2 region in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.4% for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of 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 nuts 2 region in Netherlands peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 NUTS 2 region 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 22 Italy 8.2% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 7.8% compare
- 24 Netherlands 7.4% compare
- 26 Belgium 7.3% compare
- 27 France 7.2% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Netherlands?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Netherlands was 7.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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