How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Finland vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Finland

0.1%

in 2018

United Kingdom

0.1%

in 2018

Finland rank

148th

United Kingdom rank

145th

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

Finland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Finland ranks 148th and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	United Kingdom
2000s	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%	Finland
2010s	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	United Kingdom

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, Finland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Finland and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Finland ranks 148th and United Kingdom ranks 145th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.