Australia vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Australia
2.5%
in 2018
Netherlands
2.5%
in 2018
Australia rank
98th
Netherlands rank
97th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
051015197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 97th of 150 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1% 4.0% 2.9% Netherlands
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Netherlands

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, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Australia and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Australia ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 97th of 150 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.