Italy vs North Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Italy
1.9%
in 2025
North Korea
2.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
148th
North Korea rank
146th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Italy
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 148th and North Korea ranks 146th of 206 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 3.5% | 3.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 0.9% | North Korea |
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, Italy or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Italy and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and North Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Italy ranks 148th and North Korea ranks 146th 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