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

6 years are reported by both, from 1977 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belgium

0.7%

in 2018

New Zealand

0.8%

in 2018

Belgium rank

125th

New Zealand rank

122nd

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

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 148 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.9%	0.6%	3.4%	Belgium
2010s	1.0%	1.8%	0.9%	New Zealand

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 New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Belgium and New Zealand?: 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Belgium ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 122nd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/