South Korea vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
South Korea
2.7%
in 2018
Netherlands
2.5%
in 2018
South Korea rank
95th
Netherlands rank
97th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 95th and Netherlands ranks 97th of 150 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.6% | 4.0% | 26.5% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 5.7% | 6.6% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 0.9% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | South Korea |
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, South Korea or Netherlands?
- South Korea, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- South Korea ranks 95th and Netherlands ranks 97th 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.