How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?

9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.

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.

Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Ireland

0.5%

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

0.6%

in 2017

Ireland rank

129th

United Arab Emirates rank

127th

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

Ireland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 129th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th of 150 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6%	35.7%	35.1%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.0%	29.8%	29.8%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	3.7%	13.0%	9.3%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Ireland ranks 129th and United Arab Emirates ranks 127th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.