Early school leavers in Zeeland

In Zeeland, 8.9% 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
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Zeeland, 2025 8.9%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 8.5%
Netherlands, 2025 7.4% Country total
Position in 2025 122nd of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Zeeland 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 ZeelandNetherlands
2025 8.9%u (low reliability) 7.4%
2024 8.5%u (low reliability) 7.0%
2023 6.7%u (low reliability) 6.2%
2022 8.5%u (low reliability) 5.6%
2021 9.4%b (break in time series) 5.1%b (break in time series)
2020 7.4%u (low reliability) 7.0%
2019 8.5%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 7.5%b (break in time series)
2018 9.6% 7.3%
2017 11.2% 7.1%
2016 14.1% 8.0%
2015 15.1% 8.2%
2014 14.2%b (break in time series) 8.7%b (break in time series)
2013 17.1%b (break in time series) 9.3%b (break in time series)
2012 13.8% 8.9%
2011 13.0% 9.2%
2010 16.8% 10.1%
2009 16.0% 11.3%
2008 14.2% 11.4%
2007 12.1% 11.9%
2006 11.7%b (break in time series) 12.9%b (break in time series)
2005 15.2%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2004 15.8% 14.1%
2003 18.0%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2002 15.1% 15.3%
2001 13.1% 15.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 8.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 15.1%, the figure has changed by −6.2 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, Zeeland has the 122nd 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 Zeeland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat