Belgium vs Netherlands: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Belgium
230,705 number
in 2018
Netherlands
241,839 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
57th
Netherlands rank
54th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 241,839 number against 230,705 number in Belgium, a difference of 11,134 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 57th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 220,446 number 251,486 number 31,040 number Netherlands
1980s 196,181 number 195,263 number 918 number Belgium
1990s 207,700 number 189,317 number 18,383 number Belgium
2010s 233,430 number 261,302 number 27,872 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 241,839 number against 230,705 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Belgium and Netherlands?
11,134 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Belgium ranks 57th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.