Sweden vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Sweden
1.6%
in 2024
Turkey
1.7%
in 2023
Sweden rank
161st
Turkey rank
159th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 161st and Turkey ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 26.8% | 24.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 10.8% | 8.6% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Sweden ranks 161st and Turkey ranks 159th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release