How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Belgium

6,318 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

7,301 number

in 2017

Belgium rank

101st

United Arab Emirates rank

99th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Belgium
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 7,301 number against 6,318 number in Belgium, a difference of 983 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Belgium ranks 101st and United Arab Emirates ranks 99th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,074 number	35,020 number	14,946 number	United Arab Emirates
2010s	9,108 number	8,102 number	1,006 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Belgium or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 7,301 number against 6,318 number in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?: 983 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Belgium and United Arab Emirates rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Belgium ranks 101st and United Arab Emirates ranks 99th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/