How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?

16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belgium

0.6%

in 2018

France

0.8%

in 2018

Belgium rank

123rd

France rank

120th

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

Belgium
France

How they compare

France currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 123rd and France ranks 120th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	France
2000s	3.0%	1.8%	1.3%	Belgium
2010s	1.3%	1.8%	0.4%	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, male, Belgium or France?: France, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Belgium and France?: 0.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Belgium ranks 123rd and France ranks 120th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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