Ireland vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ireland
0.5%
in 2018
Spain
0.4%
in 2018
Ireland rank
129th
Spain rank
132nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 129th and Spain ranks 132nd of 150 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 5.0% | 4.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Spain |
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, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ireland ranks 129th and Spain ranks 132nd 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.