How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Zimbabwe?

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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.

Poland vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Poland

2.1%

in 2018

Zimbabwe

2.3%

in 2013

Poland rank

103rd

Zimbabwe rank

100th

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

Poland
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Poland ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 100th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.3%	9.0%	7.6%	Zimbabwe
2000s	3.5%	14.2%	10.7%	Zimbabwe
2010s	6.4%	3.5%	3.0%	Poland

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, Poland or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Poland as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Poland and Zimbabwe?: 0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Zimbabwe?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Poland and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Poland ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 100th 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: 04 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.