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
02468197119942018

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

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.