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

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Belgium vs Latvia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Belgium

2.3%

in 2018

Latvia

2.3%

in 2018

Belgium rank

104th

Latvia rank

106th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

Belgium
Latvia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Belgium ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 106th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.5%	34.8%	32.3%	Latvia
2000s	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	Latvia
2010s	0.7%	2.8%	2.1%	Latvia

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 Latvia?: Belgium, at 2.3% against 2.3% in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Belgium and Latvia?: 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?: Belgium ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 106th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/