Hong Kong vs Ireland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2019
Ireland
0.5%
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
128th
Ireland rank
129th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 129th of 150 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 0.7% | 22.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 0.0% | 20.4% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.5% | 3.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 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, Hong Kong or Ireland?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Hong Kong and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Ireland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and Ireland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Hong Kong ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 129th 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
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.