Belgium vs Netherlands: Over-age students, primary, female

Belgium
4.7%
in 2017
Netherlands
4.9%
in 2017
Belgium rank
103rd
Netherlands rank
102nd

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
02468197119942017

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 103rd and Netherlands ranks 102nd of 191 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 6.5% 6.7% 0.2% Netherlands
1980s 4.4% 7.1% 2.7% Netherlands
1990s 3.6% 5.6% 2.0% Netherlands
2000s 3.8% 7.1% 3.3% Netherlands
2010s 4.3% 5.9% 1.6% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 4.9% against 4.7% in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Belgium ranks 103rd and Netherlands ranks 102nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.