Sweden vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Sweden
0.2%
in 2015
United Kingdom
0.1%
in 2018
Sweden rank
142nd
United Kingdom rank
145th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 142nd and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 150 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Sweden |
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, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.1% in United Kingdom as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sweden ranks 142nd and United Kingdom ranks 145th 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.