Belgium vs Netherlands: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Belgium
219,347 number
in 2018
Netherlands
233,214 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
58th
Netherlands rank
56th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 233,214 number against 219,347 number in Belgium, a difference of 13,867 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 211,341 number 239,601 number 28,260 number Netherlands
1980s 187,605 number 186,154 number 1,450 number Belgium
1990s 196,798 number 182,288 number 14,509 number Belgium
2010s 222,035 number 249,571 number 27,536 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 233,214 number against 219,347 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Belgium and Netherlands?
13,867 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Belgium ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.