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

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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 Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Belgium

0.7%

in 2018

Zimbabwe

0.8%

in 2013

Belgium rank

125th

Zimbabwe rank

124th

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

Belgium
Zimbabwe

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Belgium ranks 125th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7%	11.3%	10.5%	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.7%	11.0%	10.3%	Zimbabwe
2010s	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Belgium as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Belgium and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zimbabwe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Belgium and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Belgium ranks 125th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th 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/