BE · 2016 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Belgium, 2016
In 2016, Belgium's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 12.9% compared to 2015, reaching 8.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.6%.
Belgium ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 28.5% (from 12.3% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.