Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 8.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands stood at 8.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands peaked at 15.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.7, 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.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.8 | — |
| 2005 | 15.5 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.5 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 9.3 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7 | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 8.4 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.95 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.47 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Netherlands was 8.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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