Sweden vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Sweden
1.25 modelled data
in 2025
Switzerland
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
Sweden rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.29 modelled data against 1.25 modelled data in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7004 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 0.5345 modelled data | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.46 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 0.2443 modelled data | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 0.061 modelled data | Switzerland |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.29 modelled data against 1.25 modelled data in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.04 modelled data, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st 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