Indonesia vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Indonesia
16.3%
in 2018
OECD members
3.5%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
36th
OECD members rank
37th

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

  • Indonesia
  • OECD members
0204060197219952019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 16.3% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 4.6 times OECD members's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 37th of 150 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 26.7% 9.5% 17.2% Indonesia
1990s 34.4% 8.4% 26.0% Indonesia
2000s 23.2% 4.2% 18.9% Indonesia
2010s 15.1% 3.3% 11.8% Indonesia

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, Indonesia or OECD members?
Indonesia, at 16.3% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Indonesia and OECD members?
12.8%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and OECD members?
17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Indonesia ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.