Belgium: annual average dropout rate, by region 2021

This statistic displays the annual average dropout rate in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region. In 2021, the dropout rate in the Brussels-Capital Region was 9.1 percent, in the Walloon Region 8.3 percent, and in the Flemish Region 5.3 percent.

Annual average dropout rate in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region

Characteristic	Flemish Region	Brussels-Capital Region	Walloon Region
2008	8.6%	19.9%	15.2%
2009	8.6%	15.6%	13.8%
2010	9.6%	18.4%	13.7%
2011	9.6%	18.9%	14.7%
2012	8.7%	20.1%	14.8%
2013	7.5%	17.7%	14.7%
2014*	7%	14.4%	12.9%
2015	7.2%	15.8%	13.1%
2016	6.8%	14.8%	10.3%
2017	7.2%	12.9%	10.5%
2018	7.3%	10.7%	9.9%
2019	6.2%	11.8%	10.9%
2020	6.7%	9.7%	9.8%
2021	5.3%	9.1%	8.3%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Statistics Belgium defines a dropout as someone aged between 18 and 24 who does not have a secondary school degree and is not attending any form of educational training at the moment.

* Because of changes in methods, questioning and variables, the figure for 2014 is not entirely comparable to the other figures.

Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.

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