Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Belgium or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Belgium, at 4.9% against 4.9% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Over-age students, primary, male

Belgium

4.9%

in 2017

Iran, Islamic Republic of

4.9%

in 2017

Belgium rank

106th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

107th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

Belgium
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.9% against 4.9% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Belgium ranks 106th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th of 191 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.8%	19.6%	14.8%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	4.2%	14.6%	10.5%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	4.7%	6.7%	2.0%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	4.9%	5.7%	0.8%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Belgium or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Belgium, at 4.9% against 4.9% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Belgium and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?: Belgium ranks 106th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit: % of male 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, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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