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
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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

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.