Belgium vs Italy: Over-age students, primary

Belgium
4.8%
in 2017
Italy
4.6%
in 2017
Belgium rank
107th
Italy rank
108th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 107th and Italy ranks 108th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 5.9% 2.8% 3.1% Belgium
1980s 4.9% 1.6% 3.2% Belgium
1990s 4.2% 1.0% 3.2% Belgium
2000s 4.3% 1.0% 3.3% Belgium
2010s 4.8% 1.9% 2.9% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Belgium or Italy?
Belgium, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Belgium and Italy?
0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Belgium ranks 107th and Italy ranks 108th 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 (% of 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 (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of 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, 4,461 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.