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
02468197119942018

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

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.