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

11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Portugal: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Belgium

2,664 number

in 2018

Portugal

2,425 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

98th

Portugal rank

101st

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

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2,664 number against 2,425 number in Portugal, a difference of 239 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,895 number	12,981 number	4,086 number	Portugal
2000s	8,064 number	2,675 number	5,389 number	Belgium
2010s	5,371 number	5,490 number	119.4 number	Portugal

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 Portugal?: Belgium, at 2,664 number against 2,425 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Belgium and Portugal?: 239 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Belgium ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st of 148 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, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/