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

Belgium
0.9%
in 2018
Latvia
1.0%
in 2018
Belgium rank
123rd
Latvia rank
120th

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

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
0246197719972018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 123rd and Latvia ranks 120th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.7% 0.1% 4.6% Belgium
2010s 1.6% 1.3% 0.3% 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 Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Belgium and Latvia?
0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Belgium ranks 123rd and Latvia ranks 120th 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.