Iceland vs North Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iceland
0.6471 modelled data
in 2025
North Korea
0.6667 modelled data
in 2025
Iceland rank
169th
North Korea rank
166th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iceland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.6667 modelled data against 0.6471 modelled data in Iceland, a difference of 0.0196 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 169th and North Korea ranks 166th of 205 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 0.9223 modelled data | 0.143 modelled data | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9222 modelled data | 0.8425 modelled data | 0.0797 modelled data | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.7018 modelled data | 0.6485 modelled data | 0.0533 modelled data | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Iceland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.6667 modelled data against 0.6471 modelled data in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Iceland and North Korea?
- 0.0196 modelled data, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and North Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iceland ranks 169th and North Korea ranks 166th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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