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

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Belgium

1.3%

in 2018

Netherlands

1.4%

in 2018

Belgium rank

131st

Netherlands rank

130th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 131st and Netherlands ranks 130th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.1%	1.4%	0.2%	Netherlands
2000s	1.0%	2.6%	1.5%	Netherlands
2010s	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Belgium ranks 131st and Netherlands ranks 130th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/