Iceland vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iceland
0.2%
in 2018
Sweden
0.2%
in 2015
Iceland rank
140th
Sweden rank
142nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 0.8% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | Sweden |
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, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iceland ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 142nd 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.