How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female

Belgium

5,187 number

in 2018

Netherlands

5,804 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

96th

Netherlands rank

93rd

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5,804 number against 5,187 number in Belgium, a difference of 617 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 93rd of 138 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,620 number	6,958 number	1,338 number	Netherlands
2000s	3,238 number	14,410 number	11,172 number	Netherlands
2010s	7,598 number	7,862 number	264 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 5,804 number against 5,187 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female between Belgium and Netherlands?: 617 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?: Belgium ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 93rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/