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

Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2019
Norway
0.5%
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
128th
Norway rank
131st

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Norway
0510152025197719982019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 128th and Norway ranks 131st of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 5.4% 0.9% 4.5% Hong Kong
2010s 2.2% 0.6% 1.6% 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, Hong Kong or Norway?
Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Hong Kong and Norway?
0.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Norway?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Hong Kong ranks 128th and Norway ranks 131st 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.