Early school leavers in Drenthe

In Drenthe, 10.0% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Drenthe, 2025 10.0% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.5percentage points 2024: 8.5%
Netherlands, 2025 7.4% Country total
Position in 2025 100th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Drenthe over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period DrentheNetherlands
2025 10.0% 7.4%
2024 8.5% 7.0%
2023 7.0% 6.2%
2022 4.7%u (low reliability) 5.6%
2021 3.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 5.1%b (break in time series)
2020 6.5% 7.0%
2019 6.9%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 7.5%b (break in time series)
2018 9.7% 7.3%
2017 8.7% 7.1%
2016 8.1% 8.0%
2015 7.4%u (low reliability) 8.2%
2014 11.8%b (break in time series) 8.7%b (break in time series)
2013 8.9%b (break in time series) 9.3%b (break in time series)
2012 10.8% 8.9%
2011 11.2% 9.2%
2010 14.9% 10.1%
2009 15.6% 11.3%
2008 12.5% 11.4%
2007 13.3% 11.9%
2006 16.7%b (break in time series) 12.9%b (break in time series)
2005 18.4%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2004 20.2% 14.1%
2003 18.7%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2002 17.9% 15.3%
2001 16.7% 15.1%

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 8.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Drenthe has the 100th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 7.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Drenthe
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat