Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Belgium
0.0691 units per person
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.071 units per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
144th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
141st

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.0250.050.0750.1197119972023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.071 units per person against 0.0691 units per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 144th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 141st of 206 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0973 units per person 0.1018 units per person 0.0045 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0782 units per person 0.08 units per person 0.0018 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0725 units per person 0.079 units per person 0.0065 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0715 units per person 0.0752 units per person 0.0037 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0693 units per person 0.0717 units per person 0.0024 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0702 units per person 0.0723 units per person 0.002 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Belgium or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.071 units per person against 0.0691 units per person in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0019 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Belgium ranks 144th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.