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

18 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Portugal: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Belgium

2,019 number

in 2018

Portugal

2,499 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

73rd

Portugal rank

70th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,499 number against 2,019 number in Belgium, a difference of 480 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,430 number	11,824 number	10,394 number	Portugal
2000s	815.62 number	3,727 number	2,911 number	Portugal
2010s	522 number	942.67 number	420.67 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Belgium or Portugal?: Portugal, at 2,499 number against 2,019 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Belgium and Portugal?: 480 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Belgium ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/