School Leavers Survey 2023 on Education to Labor Market Transition

Serving as based on the School Leavers Survey (SVO 2023) commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. It provides information on the transition from education to the labor market for graduates of secondary and vocational education (MBO), as well as data on early school leavers. The survey targets individuals who successfully completed an MBO program approximately one and a half years prior.

Use Cases

• Analyze the labor market connection of MBO graduates to fulfill the requirements of the 2015 Macro-Efficiency Act.
• Study the reasons for early school leaving and the future intentions of early school leavers.
• Monitor the transition to further education for graduates of secondary education.
• Examine the transition from school to work across the full breadth of the education system using the School Leavers Information System (SIS).

Strengths

• Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), ensuring official oversight.
• Collaboration with the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), a specialized research institute.
• Survey targets a specific, relevant population: graduates from approximately one and a half years prior.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data formats, and sample size are not provided in the input.
• The dataset description is focused on policy and administrative context, with limited details on the actual data structure.
• The input does not specify the geographic scope beyond the implied Dutch context.

Provenance

Source

C.B.S. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands).

Collection Method

Survey conducted among graduates of secondary and vocational education (MBO) and early school leavers.

Time Range

2023 survey, targeting graduates from approximately one and a half years prior.

Freshness

Data is from the 2023 survey, with metadata last updated in October 2025.

Geography

Presumably the Netherlands, based on the involved institutions (Dutch Ministry, CBS, ROA).