Belgium vs Finland: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 104th and Finland ranks 101st of 133 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 26.1% | 23.7% | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Finland ranks 101st of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/