Belgium vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Belgium
0.9%
in 2018
Switzerland
1.0%
in 2018
Belgium rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
121st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 121st of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Belgium ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 121st 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
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.