Belgium vs Netherlands: Early leavers from formal education by labour status
Belgium
8.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
8.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
26th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Early leavers from formal education by labour status over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 14.0% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher early leavers from formal education by labour status, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in early leavers from formal education by labour status between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Belgium ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.