How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?

15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

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.

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

Switzerland

2,388 number

in 2018

United Kingdom

2,711 number

in 2018

Switzerland rank

100th

United Kingdom rank

98th

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

Switzerland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2,711 number against 2,388 number in Switzerland, a difference of 323 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 98th of 150 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20,357 number	61,908 number	41,550 number	United Kingdom
1990s	6,492 number	15,130 number	8,638 number	United Kingdom
2000s	1,644 number	12,111 number	10,466 number	United Kingdom
2010s	1,973 number	38,043 number	36,070 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, Switzerland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2,711 number against 2,388 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Switzerland and United Kingdom?: 323 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Switzerland ranks 100th 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: 04 September 2026

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