New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

New Zealand
2,889 number
in 2018
United Kingdom
2,711 number
in 2018
New Zealand rank
97th
United Kingdom rank
98th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119942018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,889 number against 2,711 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 178 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United Kingdom ahead.

New Zealand ranks 97th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 150 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 3,423 number 75,058 number 71,636 number United Kingdom
1980s 705.5 number 61,908 number 61,202 number United Kingdom
2010s 4,920 number 38,043 number 33,122 number United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
New Zealand, at 2,889 number against 2,711 number in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
178 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
9 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 97th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.