Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 of 10 regions in 2023, at 8.7%. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Belgium was 6.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Lowest4.1Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

Median6.710 regions

Belgium6.2History

All regions, 2023

%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	8.7	+1.3 pts
2	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	8.3	n/a
3	Prov. Antwerpen	7.1	+1.5 pts
3	Prov. Hainaut	7.1	-3.9 pts
5	Prov. Liège	6.7	-2.5 pts
6	Prov. Namur Low reliability	6.6	+0.4 pts
7	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	5.7	+1.1 pts
8	Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability	4.6	-0.2 pts
8	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability	4.6	+0.8 pts
10	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Low reliability	4.1	-1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16) (Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table

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Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/belgium-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/belgium-regions?period=2023.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/belgium-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat\_lfse\_16): Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/early-leavers-education-training/belgium-regions?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 8.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24?

Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, with 4.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 regions have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.