Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 11 regions in 2024.

20258.8%
Change on 2024-1 pts
Series high22.42002
Series low7.42022

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025

51015202520002004200820122016202020252000: 20.7 %2001: 21 %2002: 22.4 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 18.1 %2005: 19.4 %2006: 19.3 %2007: 20.2 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 15.6 %2010: 18.4 %2011: 18.9 %2012: 20.1 %2013: 17.7 %2014: 14.4 %2015: 15.8 %2016: 14.8 %2017: 12.9 %2018: 10.7 %2019: 11.8 %2020: 9.7 %2021: 9.1 %2022: 7.4 %2023: 8.7 %2024: 9.8 %2025: 8.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
20258.8
20249.8 Series break
20238.7
20227.4
20219.1 Series break
20209.7
201911.8
201810.7
201712.9 Series break
201614.8
201515.8
201414.4 Series break
201317.7
201220.1
201118.9
201018.4
200915.6
200819.9 Series break
200720.2
200619.3 Series break
200519.4
200418.1 Series break
200318.8
200222.4
200121
200020.7

Compared with Belgium and European Union (27)

Place2025
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest8.8
Belgium7.3
European Union (27)9.1

Rankings

Definition

People aged 18 to 24 who have completed lower secondary education at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2) and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 24 (EU Labour Force Survey).

A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.

How to cite

Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 11 regions in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?

22.4% in 2002, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 elsewhere in Belgium

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