Iceland vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iceland
0.6471 modelled data
in 2025
Netherlands
0.6667 modelled data
in 2025
Iceland rank
169th
Netherlands rank
166th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands 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 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iceland ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 166th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 0.0616 modelled data | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9222 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 0.0945 modelled data | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7018 modelled data | 0.6944 modelled data | 0.0073 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, 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 Netherlands?
- 0.0196 modelled data, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iceland ranks 169th and Netherlands 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