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

7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Belgium

0.5%

in 2018

Egypt

0.5%

in 2019

Belgium rank

124th

Egypt rank

127th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Belgium
Egypt

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Egypt ahead.

Belgium ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 127th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.0%	23.3%	21.3%	Egypt
2000s	1.5%	12.3%	10.8%	Egypt
2010s	1.0%	1.7%	0.8%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Belgium or Egypt?: Belgium, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Belgium and Egypt?: 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Belgium ranks 124th and Egypt ranks 127th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/