How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong?

19 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

France vs Hong Kong: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

France

0.8%

in 2018

Hong Kong

0.6%

in 2019

France rank

125th

Hong Kong rank

128th

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

France
Hong Kong

How they compare

France currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong ahead.

France ranks 125th and Hong Kong ranks 128th of 150 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6%	6.9%	6.3%	Hong Kong
2000s	3.1%	5.4%	2.3%	Hong Kong
2010s	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	Hong Kong

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, France or Hong Kong?: France, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between France and Hong Kong?: 0.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do France and Hong Kong rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: France ranks 125th and Hong Kong ranks 128th 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.