Greece vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Greece
1.0%
in 2023
Turkey
0.9%
in 2023
Greece rank
157th
Turkey rank
159th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Greece
- Turkey
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Greece ranks 157th and Turkey ranks 159th of 183 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 2.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.7% | 2.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Greece |
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 Turkey?
- Greece, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Greece and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Greece ranks 157th and Turkey ranks 159th of 183 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 (%). 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