Early school leavers in Prov. Liège

In Prov. Liège, 12.6% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2015. 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
Prov. Liège, 2025 12.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +5.3percentage points 2024: 7.3%
Belgium, 2025 7.3% Country total
Position in 2025 69th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Prov. Liège 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 Prov. LiègeBelgium
2025 12.6% 7.3%
2024 7.3%b (break in time series) 7.0%b (break in time series)
2023 6.7% 6.2%
2022 9.2% 6.4%
2021 7.4%b (break in time series) 6.7%b (break in time series)
2020 9.0% 8.1%
2019 11.9% 8.4%
2018 11.1% 8.6%
2017 11.3%b (break in time series) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2016 11.6% 8.8%
2015 15.5% 10.1%
2014 15.2%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2013 14.7% 11.0%
2012 13.6% 12.0%
2011 18.1% 12.3%
2010 13.2% 11.9%
2009 14.4% 11.1%
2008 16.1%b (break in time series) 12.0%b (break in time series)
2007 17.1% 12.1%
2006 14.2%b (break in time series) 12.6%b (break in time series)
2005 15.1% 12.9%
2004 16.4%b (break in time series) 13.1%b (break in time series)
2003 16.7% 14.3%
2002 19.0% 14.1%
2001 18.4% 13.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.3 percentage points from 7.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 15.5%, the figure has changed by −2.9 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, Prov. Liège has the 69th highest value.
  • The figure for Belgium in 2025 was 7.3%.

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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 Prov. Liège
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat