Belgium vs France: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Belgium
0.9%
in 2018
France
0.8%
in 2018
Belgium rank
123rd
France rank
125th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Belgium
  • France
0246197619972018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.

Belgium ranks 123rd and France ranks 125th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1% 1.5% 0.4% France
2000s 1.7% 3.3% 1.6% France
2010s 1.6% 1.6% 0.1% France

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 0.9% against 0.8% in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Belgium and France?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Belgium ranks 123rd and France ranks 125th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.