Spain vs United States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Spain
0.4%
in 2018
United States
0.3%
in 2018
Spain rank
132nd
United States rank
135th

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

  • Spain
  • United States
02468197319952018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 132nd and United States ranks 135th of 150 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Spain or United States?
Spain, at 0.4% against 0.3% in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Spain and United States?
0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Spain ranks 132nd and United States ranks 135th 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.