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
02468199820082018

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

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.