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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belgium

3,654 number

in 2018

Qatar

3,010 number

in 2019

Belgium rank

97th

Qatar rank

99th

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

Belgium
Qatar

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3,654 number against 3,010 number in Qatar, a difference of 644 number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 97th and Qatar ranks 99th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,731 number	1,939 number	1,792 number	Belgium
2000s	11,035 number	2,582 number	8,452 number	Belgium
2010s	5,424 number	4,543 number	880.89 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 Qatar?: Belgium, at 3,654 number against 3,010 number in Qatar as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Belgium and Qatar?: 644 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Qatar?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Qatar rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Belgium ranks 97th and Qatar ranks 99th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/