Number of unqualified school leavers at highest level for 10 years
Dutch NewsThe number of teenagers leaving school without qualifications has reached its highest level in 10 years, education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf has told parliament. Figures compiled for the ministry showed 30,000 people left school without obtaining a diploma in the 2020-21 academic year – 5,000 more than the previous year – with the overwhelming majority in the vocational MBO stream. Dijkgraaf said society could ‘not allow’ large numbers of school leavers to quit without qualifications, which increases their chances of unemployment, long-term sickness and ending up with a criminal record. ‘Shortages in the labour market and big financial problems can make it attractive for young people to leave school and take up a full-time position,’ he told NOS Radio 1 Journaal.
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