Early school leavers in Utrecht

In Utrecht, 5.8% 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: 2019 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Utrecht, 2025 5.8% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.3percentage points 2024: 6.1%
Netherlands, 2025 7.4% Country total
Position in 2025 181st of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Utrecht 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 UtrechtNetherlands
2025 5.8% 7.4%
2024 6.1% 7.0%
2023 3.4% 6.2%
2022 2.7% 5.6%
2021 4.1%b (break in time series) 5.1%b (break in time series)
2020 6.0% 7.0%
2019 6.4%b (break in time series) 7.5%b (break in time series)
2018 – 7.3%
2017 – 7.1%
2016 – 8.0%
2015 – 8.2%
2014 – 8.7%b (break in time series)
2013 – 9.3%b (break in time series)
2012 – 8.9%
2011 – 9.2%
2010 – 10.1%
2009 – 11.3%
2008 – 11.4%
2007 – 11.9%
2006 – 12.9%b (break in time series)
2005 – 14.3%b (break in time series)
2004 – 14.1%
2003 – 14.3%b (break in time series)
2002 – 15.3%
2001 – 15.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 6.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2019, when it was 6.4%, the figure has changed by −0.6 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, Utrecht has the 181st 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
2019 to 2025 for Utrecht
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat