Belgium vs France: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Belgium
1 modelled data
in 2025
France
1 modelled data
in 2025
Belgium rank
74th
France rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 modelled data against 1 modelled data in France, a difference of 0 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 74th and France ranks 74th of 205 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9815 modelled data | 0.8633 modelled data | 0.1182 modelled data | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9981 modelled data | 0.9491 modelled data | 0.0489 modelled data | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.8 modelled data | 0.2128 modelled data | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 1 modelled data against 1 modelled data in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Belgium and France?
- 0 modelled data, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Belgium ranks 74th and France ranks 74th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release