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

6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Belgium

1.4%

in 2018

Netherlands

1.1%

in 2015

Belgium rank

138th

Netherlands rank

140th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 138th and Netherlands ranks 140th of 142 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	Netherlands
2010s	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Belgium or Netherlands?: Belgium, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Belgium ranks 138th and Netherlands ranks 140th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.