Early school leavers in Groningen

In Groningen, 4.6% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Groningen, 2025 4.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −2.6percentage points 2024: 7.2%
Netherlands, 2025 7.4% Country total
Position in 2025 206th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Groningen 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 GroningenNetherlands
2025 4.6% 7.4%
2024 7.2% 7.0%
2023 5.1% 6.2%
2022 4.0% 5.6%
2021 3.4%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 5.1%b (break in time series)
2020 6.1% 7.0%
2019 4.9%b (break in time series) 7.5%b (break in time series)
2018 3.5% 7.3%
2017 3.8% 7.1%
2016 5.8% 8.0%
2015 5.8% 8.2%
2014 6.0%b (break in time series) 8.7%b (break in time series)
2013 7.2%b (break in time series) 9.3%b (break in time series)
2012 8.0% 8.9%
2011 5.5% 9.2%
2010 5.7% 10.1%
2009 7.1% 11.3%
2008 8.8% 11.4%
2007 7.2% 11.9%
2006 9.7%b (break in time series) 12.9%b (break in time series)
2005 9.5%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2004 9.4% 14.1%
2003 10.6%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2002 10.4% 15.3%
2001 9.9% 15.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −2.6 percentage points from 7.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Groningen has the 206th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 7.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 Groningen
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat