In the aim to fight young people's unemployment and criminality, a bill in preparation envisages to make school compulsory until 18 years old, vs 16 today, for young people without diplomas who left school prematurely. Confronted with a youngsters (18-25) unemployment rate twice higher than the average, the Netherlands are attacking this phenomenon by obliging young people without qualification to go back to school. (Réf. 06412)
The project is in preparation but the Minister of Education plans the entry into force of the future law as of 1August 2007. Moreover, he already announced that he will devote a budget of 100 million euros for the installation of measures intended to lower by 50 % to 70% the number of pupils giving up school without any diploma nor qualification. Between 2003 and 2004, some 46 000 young people fell into this trap. A situation which particularly affects students in their last year of professiona
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