Greece vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Greece
2.4%
in 2025
Spain
2.2%
in 2025
Greece rank
141st
Spain rank
142nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 141st and Spain ranks 142nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 1.7% | 5.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Spain |
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, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Greece and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Greece ranks 141st and Spain ranks 142nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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