Belgium vs Spain: Over-age students, primary

Belgium
4.8%
in 2017
Spain
5.2%
in 2017
Belgium rank
107th
Spain rank
104th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
2.557.51012.5197319952017

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.2% against 4.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 107th and Spain ranks 104th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 6.9% 7.1% 0.2% Spain
1980s 4.8% 5.9% 1.1% Spain
1990s 4.1% 4.4% 0.3% Spain
2000s 4.3% 2.9% 1.3% Belgium
2010s 4.8% 4.5% 0.3% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Belgium or Spain?
Spain, at 5.2% against 4.8% in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Belgium and Spain?
0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Belgium ranks 107th and Spain ranks 104th 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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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.